Soil erosion risk and its spatial pattern in upstream area of Guanting reservoir |
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| Authors: | Xi Wang Zhang Bing Fang Wu Xiao Song Li and Shan Long Lu |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road No. 3, P.O. Box 9718, 100101 Beijing, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The spatial pattern of soil erosion can provide valuable insights into the soil erosion processes that require a rapid assessment
in practical applications. Generally, quantitative technique is expensive and time-consuming. The objective of this paper
is to reveal the spatial pattern of erosion with a rapid assessment method. The affecting factors such as land cover, vegetation
fraction and slope gradient are integrated into this method using a qualitative means. Beijing-1 images in 2006 were used
to produce land-cover and vegetation fraction, and 1:50,000 topographic maps were used to calculate slope gradient. The study
area was classified into six grades. Results show that the upstream area of Guanting Reservoir, in general, is exposed to
a moderate risk; there are 17,740.33 km2 of land that suffered from water soil erosion in 2006, occupied 40.69% of the total area, and most of the soil erosion area
is on the light and moderate risk, which occupied 25.05 and 62.83% of the eroded area, respectively. Eight elevation zones
and six slope gradient zones were overlaid with the assessed risk. The analyzed results show that: (1) the areas above 2,000 m
have the lowest erosion risk, which is only 0.75% of the eroded area; 1,250–1,500 m elevation zone has the highest erosion
risk, which is 34.72% of the eroded area. (2) The slope gradient zone less than 5 degrees and greater than 35 degrees have
the lowest erosion risk, which is 0.02 and 0.75% of the eroded area, respectively; the slope gradient zone with 8–15 degrees
has the highest erosion risk, which is 36.40% of the eroded area. These results will be useful for water and soil conservation
management and the planning of mitigation measures. |
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