2005
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-0065-z
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Rapid Assessment of Soil Erosion in the Rio Lempa Basin, Central America, Using the Universal Soil Loss Equation and Geographic Information Systems

Abstract: Soil erosion is a severe problem for many developing regions that lack adequate infrastructure to combat the problem. The authors established a first-order method for prioritizing areas to be examined and remediated using preexisting data and expert knowledge where data are lacking. The Universal Soil Loss Equation was applied to the Rio Lempa Basin in Central America using geographic information systems and remote sensing technologies, and the estimated erosion rates were compared with sediment delivery ratio… Show more

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“…Renard & Freimund (1994) used data from 155 stations with known R-factors based on the original USLE approach and related their R-factors to observed annual and monthly 25 precipitation. These equations developed by Renard & Freimund (1994) in the west coast of USA were used in Ecuador (Ochoa-Cueva et al, 2015), and Honduras and El Salvador (Kim et al, 2005). Work by Arnoldus (1980) developed R-factor equations in West Africa that use monthly and annual precipitation.…”
Section: Rainfall Erosivity Factor (R)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Renard & Freimund (1994) used data from 155 stations with known R-factors based on the original USLE approach and related their R-factors to observed annual and monthly 25 precipitation. These equations developed by Renard & Freimund (1994) in the west coast of USA were used in Ecuador (Ochoa-Cueva et al, 2015), and Honduras and El Salvador (Kim et al, 2005). Work by Arnoldus (1980) developed R-factor equations in West Africa that use monthly and annual precipitation.…”
Section: Rainfall Erosivity Factor (R)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Al comparar resultados de USLE de esta investigación contra el mapa de Kim et al (2005) se comprueba que a pesar de la diferencia de escala entre ambas investigaciones, la cuenca de las Cañas siempre se demarca como de Alta a Muy Alta erosión. Kim et al (2005) realizaron estudio de la cuenca del Lempa donde se encuentra inmerso el río las Cañas y concluyen que el promedio para toda la cuenca del Lempa es de 120 ton ha -1 año -1 .…”
Section: Discusión Y Conclusiones De Resultadosunclassified
“…Kim et al (2005) realizaron estudio de la cuenca del Lempa donde se encuentra inmerso el río las Cañas y concluyen que el promedio para toda la cuenca del Lempa es de 120 ton ha -1 año -1 . El promedio para las Cañas (USLE), obtenido durante la presente investigación, fue de 168,9 ton ha -1 año -1 .…”
Section: Discusión Y Conclusiones De Resultadosunclassified
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