Effect of correction points of the erodibility factor map on soil erosion estimation in G2 model

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Former MSc. Student, Department of Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University

2 Associate Professor, Department of Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Tarbiat Modares University

3 Department of Natural resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract
Soil conservation requires a suitable model and framework to assess soil erosion and sediment yield based on land use scenarios. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the sensitivity of the G2 model to the soil erodibility factor in the Kasilian representative watershed in the period of 2001-2021. Points such as the use of global soilgrid database and comparison with soil sampling data, removal of soil erodibility in rocky areas, and removal of outlier data created by systematic error were included in the current research. The results showed that qualitatively, the rate of soil erosion estimated based on each of the mentioned points was completely in the minimum category. The initial results of the soil erosion rate obtained from the global soilgrid database and the IDW method were 4.31 and 4.33 t ha-1 y-1, respectively, which were not significantly different based on the independent t test. But the effect of other changes, including removal of soil erodibility in rocky areas and removal of outlier data on the change of soil erosion estimates using one-way ANOVA and Duncan's tests were significant (P<0.01). The estimated average rate of soil erosion in the watershed after following the mentioned points was reduced by more than 65% compared to the initial results and became closer to the data of erosion plot.

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