The WEPP Model Application in a Small Watershed in the Loess Plateau

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 11; no. 3; p. e0148445
• Main Authors: Han, Fengpeng, Ren, Lulu, Zhang, Xingchang, Li, Zhanbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 10.03.2016; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptability; Agricultural land; Agricultural production; Annual runoff; Biology and Life Sciences; Calibration; China; Computer simulation; Conservation of Natural Resources; Earth Sciences; Ecological effects; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Environmental management; Erosion control; Erosion mechanisms; Farming; Farmlands; Geography; Grasslands; Hydrology; Laboratories; Loess; Methods; Models, Theoretical; Precipitation; Reproducibility of Results; Restoration; Runoff; Sediments; Simulation; Slopes; Social Sciences; Soil; Soil erosion; Soil sciences; Vegetation; Water; Water conservation; Watersheds; China; Loess Plateau; India

In the Loess Plateau, soil erosion has not only caused serious ecological and environmental problems but has also impacted downstream areas. Therefore, a model is needed to guide the comprehensive control of soil erosion. In this study, we introduced the WEPP model to simulate soil erosion both at t...