Distribution patterns of SOC fractions and mineralization on sloping erosion-prone farmland in the black soil region
March 2026
Soil organic carbon (SOC), primarily accumulated in the surface layers of sloping farmland, experiences disrupted distribution due to soil erosion, affecting its lateral transport and vertical sequestration....
Peak soil: Is it a useful concept?
March 2026
The concept of peak soil, the hypothetical point at which global soil productivity enters a sustained decline, has emerged as a metaphor for soil degradation. However, there is currently no globally...
Global patterns of gully occurrence and their sensitivity to environmental changes
March 2026
Gully formation is a significant driver of soil erosion and land degradation worldwide and often leads to important downstream impacts. Nonetheless, our understanding of the global patterns and the...
Novel deep learning algorithm in soil erodibility factor predicting at a continental scale
March 2026
Soil erosion poses significant environmental and economic challenges, adversely affecting soil fertility and global agricultural productivity. We developed a novel model based on the Multi-Head Squeeze-and-Excitation...
A modified CSLE for soil loss prediction under different vegetation patterns at slope scale in China
March 2026
Vegetation plays a fundamental role in reducing soil erosion by shielding the soil surface from raindrop impact and runoff erosion, promoting water infiltration to decrease runoff, and enhancing soil...
Analyzing soil erosion trends and future predictions using the RUSLE model: A case study of the Dwarakeswar River Basin, West Bengal
March 2026
Climate change and non-sustainable land use management are closely linked to soil erosion (SE), which poses the most significant threat worldwide. This paper aims to assess annual SE in Dwarakeswar...
Examining hydrographs, sediment graphs, and rating loops of the Arda-Mignano Dam Watershed, Italy
March 2026
Scrutinizing the temporal distribution pattern of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in relation to flow discharge (FD) is particularly important in watersheds with reservoirs. Accordingly, sediment...
Assessing plant soil water availability in drought conditions: A comparative analysis of conventional and minimum tillage, example from Slovenia
March 2026
Tillage systems, such as conventional tillage (CT) and minimum tillage (MT), with reduced tillage and incorporation of surface crop residues, lead to changes in soil properties, including organic matter...
Convolutional neural networks-driven bias correction of satellite precipitation improves rainfall-runoff-inundation modeling
March 2026
A convolutional neural network (CNN)-based framework is developed to address systematic biases inherent in satellite precipitation products. The CNN-based model generated a bias-corrected gridded precipitation...
Decoupled spatial hotspots of carbon loss and sediment yield on typical black soil slopes
Available online 28 March 2026
Soil erosion strongly regulates terrestrial carbon (C) cycling; however, the spatial variability of soil organic carbon (SOC) balance and associated loss pathways remains poorly quantified due to limited...
Rheological evaluation of soil microstructure stability during vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau of China
Available online 25 March 2026
Vegetation restoration is an effective measure to improve soil structure stability and thus decrease soil erosion. However, fewer studies have examined the effect of vegetation restoration on the mechanical...
Spatial prioritization of terrace construction on the Chinese Loess Plateau using interpretable machine learning
Available online 18 March 2026
Terraces play a critical role in improving land productivity and controlling soil erosion in mountainous regions worldwide. On the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP), decades of large-scale terrace construction...
Greenhouse gas sequestration estimates from agricultural conservation practices in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas: Merging USDA conservation program enrollment data with Comet-Planner model data
Available online 12 March 2026
Agriculture will likely play an important role in meeting commitments to the 2015 Paris Agreement’s climate goals, with USDA conservation programs offering potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration....
How much water do we really appropriate? A revised water footprint and its application in the agriculture and forestry of south-central Chile
Available online 7 March 2026
Water scarcity is a widespread issue for society. The water footprint (WF) is a widely used method to quantify water use, but concerns exist about its capacity to correctly assess the volume of water...
Regionalization and projection of CLIGEN input parameters based on machine learning technique
Available online 2 March 2026
Long-term weather sequences generated by the CLImate GENerator (CLIGEN) are widely used as climate input for hydrological and erosion modeling. This study developed a machine learning (ML)-based framework...
Water demand and surface water supply dynamics in the changing climate of semi-arid basins
Available online 13 February 2026
Climate change is expected to increase vulnerability in the agricultural sector by increasing crop demand for water, limiting water supply, and adding pressure on freshwater resources. In developing...
Quantifying additional overland flow resistance induced by changes in vegetation distribution patterns
Available online 13 February 2026
While a thorough understanding of overland flow resistance is crucial for the development of numerical simulations and soil erosion models, the influence of the vegetation distribution patterns of combined...
Mechanisms controlling the inhibiting effects of roots on soil detachment through the growth of herbaceous plants in Southwest China
Available online 13 February 2026
Herbaceous roots have been recognized worldwide as effective in reducing topsoil water erosion. The root characteristics and (rooted) soil properties can greatly change through plant growth, inevitably...
Evaluating black soil thickness under straw return practices by using ground penetrating radar
Available online 10 February 2026
The intensive utilization and erosion-induced thinning of global black soil threaten its sustainable use, making accurate thickness assessment crucial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of straw...
Effects of long-term cultivation on soil aggregate stability and transport processes in karst sloping cropland of Southwest China
Available online 7 February 2026
Sloping cropland faces accelerated soil erosion and rocky desertification due to long-term cultivation and rainfall, becoming a major ecological issue in Southwest China's karst region. This study focuses...
Predicting particulate phosphorus removal efficiency in vegetative filter strips: A particle size-based model coupled with VFSMOD-W in black soil region of northeast China
Available online 5 February 2026
The black soil region in Northeast China, a key agricultural base, faces significant soil erosion and particulate phosphorus (PP) export due to long-term intensive farming and concentrated summer rainfall...
Steady-state migration of barchan dunes: Field evidence from the dynamic equilibrium of sediment flux
Available online 4 February 2026
Barchan dunes migrate downstream while largely preserving their morphology, a process thought to result from a dynamic balance between sediment influx and outflux. However, direct field evidence and...
Quantifying Vegetation Cover Effects on Overland Flow Velocity Under Rainfall Conditions
Available online 4 February 2026
Flow velocity is a key parameter characterizing the hydrodynamic properties and erosion processes of overland flow. However, measuring and estimating flow velocities on vegetated slopes remains challenging....