Predicting soil erosion under land-cover area and climate changes using the revised universal soil loss equation

Soyoung Park; Cheunggil Jin; Chuluong Choi

doi:10.1117/12.896325

6 October 2011 Predicting soil erosion under land-cover area and climate changes using the revised universal soil loss equation

Soyoung Park, Cheunggil Jin, Chuluong Choi

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Proceedings Volume 8174, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XIII; 817409 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896325
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Loss of soil has become a problem worldwide, and as concerns about the environment grow, active research has begun regarding soil erosion and soil-preservation polices. This study analyzed the trend of soil loss in South Korea over the past 30-year and predicted future soil loss in 2020 using the revised universal soil loss equation. In the period 1975-2005, soil loss showed an increasing trend, the 2005 value represents a 0.59 Mg/ha (2.58%) increase. Scenario 1 assumes that urban areas have a similar trend to that between 1975 and 2005 and that precipitation amount follows scenario A1B of the IPCC. The soil loss amount for 2020 land-cover map that account for the ECVAM should increase by 25.0~26.3% compared to 1975. In the case where the ECVAM is not considered, soil loss should increase by 27.7~31.8%. In Scenario 2, in which the urban area and precipitation follow the same trend as between 1975 and 2005, soil loss for 2020 land-cover map that consider the ECVAM will increase by 6.8%~7.9% compared to 1975. When the ECVAM is not considered, soil loss will increase by 9.1~12.6%. The environmental and legislative value of preservation should be considered to minimize erosion and allow for more sustainable development.

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Soyoung Park, Cheunggil Jin, and Chuluong Choi "Predicting soil erosion under land-cover area and climate changes using the revised universal soil loss equation", Proc. SPIE 8174, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XIII, 817409 (6 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896325

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