AN APPROACH TO ESTIMATION OF SOIL ERODIBILITY FOR IALPUG RIVER BASIN (REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA)
Date
2024
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CEP USM
Abstract
Erodibility (k-factor) as a part of the Revised Universal Soil Equation Model (RUSLE) was estimated for a case-study area (Ialpug River Basin), quantifying the capacity of various soil types to withstand the detachment of its particles and their consequent transport. World Reference Database of Soil Resources classification was used. GIS tools of soil’s erodibility were used, and the distribution of soil taxa and various erosion degrees for it was analyzed. K-factor varies from 0.135888 (Antrosols) till 0.496222 ton·ha·h/ha·MJ·mm (Calcic Chernozems). Both pedological and geological approaches were applied (for active landscapes). The choropleth method of cartography was used to present the classes of resulting erodibility k.
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RUSLE, soil erodibility, erosion degree levels, soil granulometric properties, river basin
Citation
CRIVOVA, Olga; Ghennadi SIRODOEV și OVERCENCO, Aureliu. An approach to estimation of soil erodibility for Ialpug river basin (Republic of Moldova). In: Integrare prin cercetare și inovare: conferință științifică națională cu participare internațională. Științe exacte și ale naturii, Chișinău, 7-8 noiembrie, 2024. Chișinău: CEP USM, 2024, pp. 418-425. ISBN 978-9975-62-808-2 (PDF). Disponibil: https://doi.org/10.59295/spd2024n.58