Soil erosion modeled with USLE, GIS, and remote sensing: a case study of Ikkour watershed in Middle Atlas (Morocco)

Soil erosion modeled with USLE, GIS, and remote sensing: a case study of Ikkour watershed in Middle Atlas (Morocco)

Abstract The Ikkour watershed located in the Middle Atlas Mountain (Morocco) has been a subject of serious soil erosion problems. This study aimed to assess the soil erosion susceptibility in this mountainous watershed using Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and spectral indices integrated with Ge...

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Main Authors: Aafaf El Jazouli, Ahmed Barakat, Abdessamad Ghafiri, Saida El Moutaki, Abderrahim Ettaqy, Rida Khellouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:Geoscience Letters
Subjects:
Ikkour watershed
Soil erosion
USLE
Spectral indices
GIS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40562-017-0091-6

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