Maize crop residue cover mapping using Sentinel-2 MSI data and random forest algorithms
March 2025
The return of crop residues to cultivated fields has numerous agronomic and soil quality benefits and, therefore, the areal extent of crop residue cover (CRC) could provide a rapid measure of the sustainability...
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Effects of initial soil moisture on rill erodibility and critical shear stress factors in the WEPP model across diverse soil types
March 2025
Rill erosion, a significant issue in agricultural regions, is intricately linked to initial soil moisture conditions, affecting the development of concentrated flow erosion processes. However, understanding...
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Visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectra as an input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon
March 2025
This study proposes a novel methodology to employ discrete point spectra as input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon (SOC). Accordingly, two SOC modeling approaches were used in three...
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Nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry
March 2025
Nutrients in agricultural runoff may cause offsite environmental impacts. The objective of this investigation was to examine nutrient transport by overland sheet flow on sites containing swine slurry....
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The effectiveness of alluvial gully remediation in Great Barrier Reef catchments
March 2025
This study presents data from a large-scale Before After Control Impact (BACI) design field experiment that measured the sediment reduction achieved by remediating large alluvial gullies. The study...
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Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned
March 2025
It is generally believed that problems surrounding water scarcity led earlier generations to develop and employ a variety of indigenous rainwater harvesting (RWH) techniques. This paper is based on...
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale
March 2025
In this paper we introduce HOTSED, a novel, innovative GIS-based model designed for assessing potential hotspots of sediment dynamics at watershed scale. HOTSED integrates geomorphic spatial information...
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Rainfall intensity profile induced changes in surface‒subsurface flow and soil loss as influenced by surface cover type: A long-term in situ field study
March 2025
Due to global warming, changes in the rainfall intensity profile (i.e., the temporal intensity distribution within a rainfall event) increase the difficulty of accurate erosion prediction and control....
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An integrative analysis of hydroclimatic elements in the three-river source region for historical and future periods: Shift toward an intensified hydrological cycle
March 2025
The Three-River Source Region (TRSR), China's water tower and an important ecological barrier in China, provides a considerable amount of water to the downstream regions, home to more than 500 million...
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Wind and rainfall erosion energy in large sediment generating and coarse sediment class areas of the middle Yellow river
March 2025
Joint action by strong winds and high-intensive rainfall leads to serious soil erosion problems in large sediment generating and coarse sediment class areas of the middle Yellow River. Investigating...
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Assessing the declining trend in soil erodibility across China: A comparison of conventional and digital K-factor maps
March 2025
Soil erodibility is a measure of soil susceptibility to water erosion and serves as an essential element, also known as the K-factor, in empirical soil erosion prediction models, such as USLE, RUSLE,...
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Estimation of soil moisture of a high Andean wetland ecosystem (Bofedal) with geo-radar data and In-Situ measurements, Ayacucho - Peru
March 2025
High Andean ecosystems within microbasins serve as crucial areas for water recharge, containing both surface and subsurface moisture. However, these ecosystems are currently under threat due to overgrazing,...
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Mitigating Severe Hydrological Droughts in the Brazilian Tropical High-land Region: A Novel Land Use Strategy under Climate Change
Available online 20 March 2025
Severe droughts have significantly increased in frequency, magnitude, and intensity over the past decade, particularly impacting tropical and subtropical regions. Southeast Brazil exemplifies this trend,...
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Effect of tillage layer depth on erosion driven by surface-subsurface runoff coupling under rainfall simulation conditions
Available online 20 March 2025
The surface tillage layer structure of sloping farmland has a significant impact on rainfall-runoff distribution; however, the relationships between the Tillage Layer Depth (TLD) and surface-subsurface...
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Development of web-based decision support tool for rainfall erosivity estimation using both high-resolution rainfall data and simplified models
Available online 17 March 2025
Soil erosion is a significant global problem that has far-reaching effects on agricultural productivity, environmental health, and ecosystem stability. The rainfall erosivity factor (R-factor) used...
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Seasonal variation in soil erosion resistance of gullies covered by different plant communities on the Loess Plateau of China
Available online 12 March 2025
Vegetation growth can effectively alter near soil surface characteristics of plant communities, which is likely to impact the seasonal variation in soil erosion resistance of gullies, particularly in...
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Soil type classification using Landsat 8: A comparison between the USDA and a local system in Israel
Available online 12 March 2025
Digital Soil Mapping (DSM) is an essential tool for understanding the complex relationship between soil and the environment. In this study, we digitized the soil map of Israel created by Ravikovitch...
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The effects of freeze-thaw processes on crusting, aggregation and the interaction with erosive level winds in the Mollisol region of Northeast China
Available online 8 March 2025
Wind erosion is widely recognised as one of the causes of soil degradation, which is exacerbated by the effects of freezing and thawing, and poses a serious threat to the sustainability of agricultural...
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Economic comparison of conventional and conservation tillage in a long-term experiment: Is it worth shifting?
Available online 4 March 2025
There is considerable knowledge regarding the environmental benefits of conservation agriculture (CA). However, long-term profitability data are limited, despite their potential to drive CA adoption....
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Influence of post-fire root decay-induced soil macropores on slope stability: A new method for analyzing heterogeneous slope stability
Available online 4 March 2025
Soil macropores are key factors affecting slope hydrological processes and stability, particularly under heavy rainfall conditions. Although wildfires can lead to the decay and death of plant roots,...
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Dealing with sub-pixel landscape elements in distributed rainfall-runoff modelling in agricultural catchments
Available online 1 March 2025
Vegetated landscape elements (vLEs) (e.g. hedges and grass buffers) are increasingly recognised for their ability to retain more water longer and mitigate downstream flood risk. To optimise positioning...
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An experimental study on the responses of spring snowmelt erosion to driving factors in a Chinese Mollisol soil
Available online 28 February 2025
Snowmelt erosion, a major spring soil degradation process in the Mollisol region of China, is further exacerbated in the context of global warming. The mechanism of snowmelt erosion remains unclear...
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Dynamic change of watershed sediment sources during implementation of the “grain for green” project in the coarse sandy areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau
Available online 13 February 2025
A quantitative assessment of sediment sources is crucial for understanding soil erosion trends and enhancing soil erosion prevention and control measures. The environmental elements, such as vegetation,...
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