Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Scientific Board, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Iran
2 Scientific Board, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Iran
3 Scientific Board, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Iran
4 Assiatant Professor, Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center, Western Azerbaijan, Iran
Abstract
Due to vegetation cover importance in protecting soil and its important role in controlling erosion, this study was conducted to determine the effect of land use managementon the Orumiyehlake watershed erosion rate, using GIS and RS technologies and EPM model. Using ETM+ 2002 satellite imagery, field work and existing map, required layer of model prepared and soil erosion was estimated in the current situation. Management scenarios, with good and bad actions through changes hypothetically in land use rank (decreased and increased in steps of five to 50 percent), the rate of soil erosion and changes in estimates were calculated. Results showed that maximum of erosion rates is belong to 3015 and 3054 sub-watershed with values of 768 and 749, minimum is belong to 3072 and 3056 sub-watershed with values of and 287 respectively and the mean for the watershed 485.9 . Trend of erosion rate change due to land use change was linearly and positive, meanwhile ultimate condition with 50% addition or reduction to land use rank, respectively caused 83.7 and -64.6 percent change in soil erosion.
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