PREDICTING THE POTENTIAL ANNUAL SOIL LOSS USING THE REVISED UNIVERSAL SOIL LOSS EQUATION (RUSLE) IN THE OUED EL MALLEH CATCHMENT (PRERIF, MOROCCO)
Journal Title: Present Environment and Sustainable Development - Year 2011, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract. This paper presents the results of our study on mapping the spatial evolution of the land from the modeling process of erosion. This contribution aims at determining rapid changes in land cover and land use and modeling of soil erosion in the study area where we have little data. Analysis of satellite data has identified six main types of land (Land severely degraded, cereal, mix cereal and tree crops, trees, and reforestation) in the watershed of Oued El Mellah north the city of Fez (Morocco). After the loss of soil have been estimated by the RUSLE module integrated into the GIS Idrisi, the results allowed the identification of sectors across the basin where interventions are needed to limit the process of land degradation.
Authors and Affiliations
Omar El Aroussi, Laila Mesrar, Abdelkader El Garouani1, Abderrahim Lahrach, Lahcen Beaabidate, Brahim Akdim, Raouf Jabrane
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