Mapping and monitoring soil erosion in a watershed in western Algeria

• Published in: Arabian journal of geosciences Vol. 11; no. 23; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Bouderbala, Djazia, Souidi, Zahira, Donze, Frédéric, Chikhaoui, Mohamed, Nehal, Laounia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Climatic data; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth science; Earth Sciences; Environmental degradation; Environmental monitoring; Imagery; Land cover; Land degradation; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Local population; Original Paper; Plant cover; Rain; Rainfall; Remote sensing; Satellite imagery; Satellites; Soil; Soil analysis; Soil erosion; Soil mapping; Spaceborne remote sensing; Spatial distribution; Sustainability; Sustainable agriculture; Terrain models; Topography; Topography (geology); Vegetation cover; Water erosion; Watersheds; GIS; USLE; North-Western Algeria; Fergoug watershed; Remote sensing; Erosion

Fergoug watershed is subject to severe water erosion and land degradation that threaten agricultural sustainability for local populations. Soil loss and degradation by water erosion were estimated using the universal soil loss equation (USLE). The spatial distribution of soil losses was determined u...