Title
Morphological Change in the Mala River Basin (Lima, Peru) Applying RUSLE and Geospatial Techniques
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
Effects of deforestation, climate change, and human actions cause significant changes in the watershed morphology due to increased sediment flow and transport. High rates of erosion have been observed as a result. The present study was carried out in the Mala River Basin of Cañete Province. Morphological change of the Mala River Basin is evident in the formation of islands and in the branched course it has adopted over the years due to erosion. The objective of this study was to analyze the morphological change resulting from soil loss during the period 1996–2016 for the Mala River Basin (Lima, Peru), applying RUSLE and geospatial techniques. RUSLE model requires five parameters (R, K, LS, C, and P), which are obtained through the geospatial and meteorological information of the main organizations of the country. Erosion rates were calculated through a map algebra with Arc-GIS software. According to the results, the average loss of soil is 248.44 t ha−1 year−1 in the Mala River basin. In addition, the erosion map shows that 41.51% of the basin has extremely severe erosion levels. The results can contribute to best practices in soil conservation and land management to reduce erosion in the Mala River Basin.
Start page
238
End page
248
Volume
233
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Investigación climática
Forestal
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85111352496
Source
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Resource of which it is part
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
ISSN of the container
21903018
ISBN of the container
9783030756796
Conference
6th Brazilian Technology Symposium, BTSym 2020 Virtual, Online 26 October 2020 through 28 October 2020
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus