GIS-Based Soil Erosion Modeling

H. Mitasova; M. Barton; I. Ullah; J. Hofierka; R. S. Harmon

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00052-X

GIS-Based Soil Erosion Modeling

H. Mitasova, M. Barton, I. Ullah, J. Hofierka, R. S. Harmon

Human Evolution and Social Change, School of (SHESC)

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This chapter explains the theory and methods for GIS-based modeling of soil erosion, sediment transport, and deposition by surface water flow. The mathematical foundations of erosion models are introduced and simplified equations, suitable for GIS implementation, are derived. The presented methods cover modeling of hillslope erosion and deposition, gully formation, and landscape evolution processes. Coupling of erosion models with GIS is discussed, followed by examples of GIS implementation of simple and advanced models. The concepts and methods are illustrated using two case studies, that focus on feedbacks between the human activity and landscape processes.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Remote Sensing and GIScience in Geomorphology
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	228-258
Number of pages	31
Volume	3
ISBN (Print)	9780080885223
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00052-X
State	Published - Mar 2013

Keywords

Detachment
Digital elevation model
GRASS GIS
Gullies
Landscape evolution
Rills
Sediment deposition
Sediment transport
Soil erosion
Topographic erosion factor
Unit stream power

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science

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