Estimation of soil erosion risk within a small mountainous sub-watershed in Kerala, India, using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and geo-information technology

Prasannakumar, V.; Vijith, H.; Abinod, S.; Geetha, N.

doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2011.11.003

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Estimation of soil erosion risk within a small mountainous sub-watershed in Kerala, India, using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and geo-information technology

Published in Geoscience Frontiers • Dec 8, 2011

Authors:

V. Prasannakumar

H. Vijith

S. Abinod

Abstract

A comprehensive methodology that integrates Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques was adopted to determine the soil erosion vulnerability of a forested mountainous sub-watershed in Kerala, India. The spatial pattern of annual soil erosi...

Subject

Universal Soil Loss Equation

Watershed

Environmental science

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