Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India
Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation and Geographic Information System were used to evaluate the soil erosion in Rupnagar district located in Shivaliks of north-west India. Input layers including rainfall erosivity (R), soil erodibility (K), slope length and steepness (LS), cover management (C), and...
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| author | Abrar Yousuf Navneet Sharma Mohammad Amin Bhat Anil Khokhar Parminder Singh Sandhu Balwinder Singh Dhillon Ahmed Abdullah Al Dughairi Hussein Almohamad Hazem Ghassan Abdo |
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| description | Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation and Geographic Information System were used to evaluate the soil erosion in Rupnagar district located in Shivaliks of north-west India. Input layers including rainfall erosivity (R), soil erodibility (K), slope length and steepness (LS), cover management (C), and conservation practice (P) factors were developed in ArcGIS. The R factor was obtained from gridded rainfall data of IMD, K factor from FAO soil map, LS factor from ALOS PALSAR DEM, and C from ESRI LULC map. The study area was delineated into seven watersheds (WS-1 to WS-7) based on the map of Soil and Land Use Survey of India. The delineated watersheds were prioritized based on the estimated average annual soil loss (AASL). The AASL of Rupnagar is about 15.43 t ha-1 year-1 with total soil erosion of about 2.1 million tonnes. About 80% of the area experienced very slight erosion, while as 7.15% area experienced severe and very severe erosion. WS-2 experienced highest soil loss of about 274846.5 t ha-1 year-1, hence was assigned first rank for execution of soil conservation measures. The results of the study shall act as a guide for adopting relevant measures for effective control of soil erosion in Rupnagar district. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1a7a7c8f12f646529d3bd94e3ba1c19a2025-01-24T06:08:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeology, Ecology, and Landscapes2474-95082025-01-0111810.1080/24749508.2025.2450108Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest IndiaAbrar Yousuf0Navneet Sharma1Mohammad Amin Bhat2Anil Khokhar3Parminder Singh Sandhu4Balwinder Singh Dhillon5Ahmed Abdullah Al Dughairi6Hussein Almohamad7Hazem Ghassan Abdo8Punjab Agricultural University-Regional Research Station, Balachaur, IndiaDepartment of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, IndiaPunjab Agricultural University-Regional Research Station, Balachaur, IndiaPunjab Agricultural University-Regional Research Station, Balachaur, IndiaPunjab Agricultural University-Farm Advisory Service Centre, Tarn Taran, IndiaPunjab Agricultural University-Regional Research Station, Balachaur, IndiaDepartment of Geography, College of Languages and Human Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Geography, College of Languages and Human Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi ArabiaGeography Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Tartous University, Tartous, SyriaRevised Universal Soil Loss Equation and Geographic Information System were used to evaluate the soil erosion in Rupnagar district located in Shivaliks of north-west India. Input layers including rainfall erosivity (R), soil erodibility (K), slope length and steepness (LS), cover management (C), and conservation practice (P) factors were developed in ArcGIS. The R factor was obtained from gridded rainfall data of IMD, K factor from FAO soil map, LS factor from ALOS PALSAR DEM, and C from ESRI LULC map. The study area was delineated into seven watersheds (WS-1 to WS-7) based on the map of Soil and Land Use Survey of India. The delineated watersheds were prioritized based on the estimated average annual soil loss (AASL). The AASL of Rupnagar is about 15.43 t ha-1 year-1 with total soil erosion of about 2.1 million tonnes. About 80% of the area experienced very slight erosion, while as 7.15% area experienced severe and very severe erosion. WS-2 experienced highest soil loss of about 274846.5 t ha-1 year-1, hence was assigned first rank for execution of soil conservation measures. The results of the study shall act as a guide for adopting relevant measures for effective control of soil erosion in Rupnagar district.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24749508.2025.2450108PrioritizationRUSLEShivalikssoil erosionenvironment |
| spellingShingle | Abrar Yousuf Navneet Sharma Mohammad Amin Bhat Anil Khokhar Parminder Singh Sandhu Balwinder Singh Dhillon Ahmed Abdullah Al Dughairi Hussein Almohamad Hazem Ghassan Abdo Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes Prioritization RUSLE Shivaliks soil erosion environment |
| title | Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India |
| title_full | Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India |
| title_fullStr | Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India |
| title_short | Soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using GIS-based RUSLE in lower Shivaliks of Northwest India |
| title_sort | soil erosion assessment and watershed prioritization using gis based rusle in lower shivaliks of northwest india |
| topic | Prioritization RUSLE Shivaliks soil erosion environment |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24749508.2025.2450108 |
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