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Comparative analysis of estimation of slope-length gradient (LS) factor for entire Afghanistan / Ahmad Ansari in Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, vol 14 n° 1 (2023)
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Titre : Comparative analysis of estimation of slope-length gradient (LS) factor for entire Afghanistan Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ahmad Ansari, Auteur ; Gökmen Tayfur, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 2200890 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Analyse spatiale
[Termes IGN] Afghanistan
[Termes IGN] bassin hydrographique
[Termes IGN] érosion
[Termes IGN] gradient de pente
[Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface
[Termes IGN] modèle RUSLE
[Termes IGN] système d'information géographiqueRésumé : (auteur) Slope length gradient (LS) is one of the crucial factors in the Universal Soil Loss Equations (USLE, RUSLE). This study aimed at estimating the slope-length and slope-steepness (LS) factor for the entire watersheds of Afghanistan by using three different methods, namely; (1) LS-TOOLMFD (Method 1); (2) The Method of Equations (Method 2); and (3) The approach of Moore and Burch (Method 3). The first method uses the digital elevation model (DEM) in the ASCII format, and the other two methods use the DEM in the spatial domain. The results show that the LS-factor of the study area ranges from 0.01 to 44.31, with a mean of 5.24 and standard deviation of 6.95, according to Method 1; 0.03 to 163.49, with a mean of 9.6 and standard deviation of 13.58, according to Method 2; and 0 to 3985, with a mean of 7.16 and standard deviation of 29.7, according to Method 3. The study reveals that Methods 1 and 2 are more appropriate than Method 3 because Method 3 yields high LS-factor values close to or at streamlines located near mountainous regions. The highest LS values are found to be in the northeast, north, and central regions of Afghanistan, which is consistent with the high mountains and deep valley geomorphology, indicating that these regions are particularly vulnerable to soil erosion by rainfall-runoff processes. The sediment delivery ratio (SDR) for the Upper-Helmand River Basin (Upper-HRB) is also estimated by the RUSLE, employing the LS factors produced by the three methods. The results revealed that the average annual soil loss is found to be, respectively, 9.3, 18.2, and 11.1 (ton/ha/year) by using the three methods, corresponding to SDR of 23.5%, 12.1%, and 19.9%. Numéro de notice : A2023-193 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1080/19475705.2023.2200890 Date de publication en ligne : 18/04/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2023.2200890 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103074
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