Assessment of soil erosion using RUSLE, GIS and remote sensing in NW Ethiopia

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 12; pp. 83 - 90
• Main Authors: Zerihun, Mengesha, Mohammedyasin, Mohammed S., Sewnet, Demeke, Adem, Anwar A., Lakew, Mindesilew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Alisols; Cambisols; Dembecha District; digital elevation models; Ethiopia; geographic information systems; land cover; land use; rain; remote sensing; Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation; risk; RUSLE; Severity class; Soil and water conservation; soil erosion; Soil loss; Upper Blue Nile; water conservation; Ethiopia; Dembecha District; Soil and water conservation; Severity class; RUSLE; Upper Blue Nile; Soil loss; Alisols

This study integrates the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) with GIS and remote sensing techniques to assess soil erosion severity in the Dembecha District, Northwestern Ethiopia. Digital elevation model (DEM), land use/land cover (LU/LC) maps, and rainfall and soil data were used as an i...