Soil Loss Assessment in Western High Atlas of Morocco: Beni Mohand Watershed Study Case
Joint Authors
Bou-imajjane, Latifa
Belfoul, Mhamed Alaeddine
Source
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-04-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Soil loss triggered by water erosion constitutes a major issue that causes several environmental and socioeconomic concerns.
The Moroccan Western High Atlas is the most vulnerable area in the High Atlas Mountains, due to the existence of different forms of landslides, and evidences of erosion are widely observed.
This study aims at estimating and quantifying the amount of soil loss as well as highlighting potential areas to erosion risk, using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) combined with GIS and remote sensing.
The RUSLE model provides a possibility of computing erosion susceptibility for each pixel on the basis of the controlling factors which are rainfall aggressivity, topography, vegetation cover, soil erodibility, and support practices.
In this study, results show that the erosion rate varies between 0 and 227.67 t/ha/year, with an average annual soil loss of 40.38 t/ha/year, and the Beni Mohand River basin is subject to very high rates of erosion which can be irreversible since it exceeds the tolerable standard rate which is 1 t/ha/year.
These findings will provide land use planners baseline for land use and risk management and will provide data within the Moroccan Western High Atlas Mountains.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bou-imajjane, Latifa& Belfoul, Mhamed Alaeddine. 2020. Soil Loss Assessment in Western High Atlas of Morocco: Beni Mohand Watershed Study Case. Applied and Environmental Soil Science،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126304
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bou-imajjane, Latifa& Belfoul, Mhamed Alaeddine. Soil Loss Assessment in Western High Atlas of Morocco: Beni Mohand Watershed Study Case. Applied and Environmental Soil Science No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126304
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bou-imajjane, Latifa& Belfoul, Mhamed Alaeddine. Soil Loss Assessment in Western High Atlas of Morocco: Beni Mohand Watershed Study Case. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126304
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126304