Application of the MUSLE Model and Potential Effects of Climate Change in a Small Alpine Catchment in Northern Italy

Berteni, Francesca; Dada, Arianna; Grossi, Giovanna

doi:10.3390/w13192679

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“…Further, the forecasted sediment yields are of the same order of magnitude with the sediment yields of several event‐based MUSLE applications from the literature. As Berteni et al (2021) have stated for the Italian Alps, the scientific literature does not provide useful information to compare results of MUSLE applications to other studies in the same geographical region. Therefore, for the sake of comparison, examples from other geographical areas must be considered.…”

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“…Further, the forecasted sediment yields are of the same order of magnitude with the sediment yields of several event-based MUSLE applications from the literature. As Berteni et al (2021) suspension during their routing through streams. However, this is not the case, especially during extreme events where the grain sizes can range from clay-size particles to very coarse material (e.g., gravel, pebbles, etc.).…”

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Forecasting soil erosion and sediment yields during flash floods: The disastrous case of Mandra, Greece, 2017

Kaffas

Papaioannou

Varlas

et al. 2022

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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Flash floods, among the most destructive natural hazards, are commonly studied as to their catastrophic power in terms of fatalities, infrastructure damages and economic losses. A devastating aftermath of flash floods, which has not received much‐deserved attention in the literature, is the sizeable and permanent soil loss due to soil erosion and sediment yields. This study aims at forecasting soil erosion and sediment yields due to the disastrous storm event that occurred in Mandra town (western Attica, Greece) on 15 November 2017. Gridded hydrometeorological forecasts were conducted at 5‐min and 1‐h time steps by means of the chemical hydrological atmospheric ocean wave system (CHAOS). The forecasts of soil erosion and sediment yields were achieved by a high‐resolution geographic information system (GIS) application of the modified universal soil loss equation (MUSLE) on the basis of the forecasted surface runoff hydrographs. The entire event lasted from the afternoon of 14 November until noon of 15 November, but the bulk of the disastrous storm occurred in the morning of 15 November 2017, flooding two torrent basins. As a result of the extreme flash flood, 2195 tons and 1435 tons of sediment were forecasted to be detached from the body of the soil's surface and transported to the stream networks of the Soures and Agia Aikaterini Torrent basins which cross Mandra. Soil erosion maps were constructed for every hour and the spatial and temporal evolution of soil erosion was shown throughout the event. This study provides concrete insights on the erosion‐prone areas of the study basins, which can inform actions against erosion.

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Section: The Dimensional Inconsistency Of Muslementioning

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Forecasting soil erosion and sediment yields during flash floods: The disastrous case of Mandra, Greece, 2017

Kaffas

Papaioannou

Varlas

et al. 2022

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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“…Nevertheless, there are no known works that apply the tool to estimate the expected dates of blockage, integrating different return periods for this. In order to estimate the sediment input data to the reservoir for an average year, it is previously necessary to know the water and sediments flows for the different sub-basins and their respective propagations, aggregated by groups of sub-basins and the total (Berteni et al, 2021). The main operations followed are indicated in the next flowchart, Figure 1.…”

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“…where Y: sediments yield by each sub-basin [t]; Q: runoff volume [m 3 ]; It is also possible to obtain the sediment yield referred per ha (Berteni et al, 2021).…”

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Applied methodology based on HEC-HMS for reservoir filling estimation due to soil erosion

Antonio

Rodríguez-Pérez

Mancera

et al. 2022

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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Authors propose a beneficial methodology for hydrological planning in their study. Prospective evaluations of the basins’ net capacity can be done using the technique presented. The HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Modelling System) software can be used to estimate in a basin, the sediment emitted. For a certain precipitation, this methodology allows estimating, within a certain range, the gradual blockage of a reservoir, and even a projected date for total blockage. This has some applications to adopt corrective measures that prevent or delay the planned blockage deadlines. The model is of the semi-distributed type, estimating the generation and emission of sediments by sub-basins. The integration of different return periods in HEC-HMS with a semi-distributed model by sub-basins and the application of a mathematical model are the differentiating element of this research. The novelty of this work is to allow prognosing the reservoir sedimentation rate of basins in a local and regional scale with a medium and large temporary framework. The developed methodology allows public institutions to take decisions concerning hydrological planning. It has been applied to the case of “Charco Redondo” reservoir, in Cádiz, Andalusia, in southern Spain. Applying the methodology to this case, an average soil degradation of the reservoir basin has been estimated. Therefore, it is verified that in 50 years the reservoir is expected to lose 8.4% of its capacity.

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“…Validity of the model: The USLE family of models has been globally used to predict soil erosion and sediment yield at the basin scale since the mid-twentieth century and has been the subject of recurrent validations over time. In fact, the USLE was used by the Regional Government of Andalusia to estimate those soil erodibility and cover management factors that were used for the calculations provided in this work, and the M-USLE is being used recently to predict potential sediment yield in other Mediterranean watersheds (Gwapedza et al, 2020;Berteni et al, 2021;Yousuf et al, 2022;among others).…”

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Assessment and projections of sediment budget resilience in Marbella, Spain

Málvarez

Navas

Río³

2022

Front. Mar. Sci.

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This paper discusses how the beaches of Marbella, on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Spain, may no longer stay in their natural resilience envelope due to a critically delicate natural sediment transport balance and a degree of artificialization that has entered the whole sedimentary system into a new resilience state. The combination of vigorous terrain and millenary human action and disruptions across and alongshore on the coastline have increased stress on sediment availability. Although sediment circulation in the coastal cell has often been studied, the investigation of the connection between soil loss and river sediment transport and retention at a major dam remains a challenge. In this article, a first-order sediment yield prediction was established by using a GIS-based model applied to the area’s main river basin, and validation of model results is provided by empirical measurements of sedimentation in the main reservoir lake of La Concepción using Differential Global Positioning System (D_GPS)/Echo-sounder combination and measurements from remotely piloted aircraft compared with preconstruction blueprint topography documenting spot heights where sediments accumulated or eroded over 50 years. The marine circulation is interpreted from previous research by the authors that established a source-sink pattern similar to the Atlantic platform-fed marine system that originated the significant Cabopino dunes. The significant erodibility that we have estimated seems matched by potentially high sediment accumulation rates along selected profiles and spot heights across the bottom of the reservoir lake, and, in combination with the marine circulation model, our results identify that sediment budget key elements in Mediterranean settings, such as soil loss, sediment entrapment in reservoirs, and the coastal marine circulation, are in a state of deficit that suggests that the resilience envelope is surpassed and the system as a whole is entering a new resilience state in which the engineering factor is key. Some ecosystem services, such as the protection offered by the natural resilience of the beach and dune system of Cabopino, are no longer recoverable in the current artificialization state of the system as a whole.

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Application of the MUSLE Model and Potential Effects of Climate Change in a Small Alpine Catchment in Northern Italy

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

Forecasting soil erosion and sediment yields during flash floods: The disastrous case of Mandra, Greece, 2017

Forecasting soil erosion and sediment yields during flash floods: The disastrous case of Mandra, Greece, 2017

Applied methodology based on HEC-HMS for reservoir filling estimation due to soil erosion

Assessment and projections of sediment budget resilience in Marbella, Spain

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