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Insights into soil loss in the Jouah basin using EPM model and Caesium 137 as an isotopic tracer

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Monitoring water erosion is a difficult task, due to its complex and variable occurrence in both time and space. Climate forcing, steep slopes and anthropogenic action are the primary factors that can endanger soil resources. Located in the heart of the country's agricultural cradle, the Jīzān region is experiencing a twofold degradation of its land. It is both qualitative in the alluvial plain and quantitative in the mountainous areas. This is why it is so important to find a methodological and experimental framework that is suitable for the local conditions of the Oued Jouah watershed, which has undergone a twofold soil loss quantification. The work was started by applying an empirical model based on the (EPM) equation, followed by careful experimental verification using results from monitoring the Caesium 137 isotopic tracer. The specific soil loss was around 35.4 T/Ha/year according to the EPM equation and around 25.5 T/Ha/year based on Caesium 137 monitoring. This methodological validation is of crucial importance not only in determining the main sediment-emitting zones and the factors behind slope destabilization, but also in understanding and highlighting the regional context of the erosive dynamics in intertropical regions.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2023.245181.1681

Keywords

Caesium 137, EPM model, Mass balance 2 Model, Proportional Model, Soil loss, Temperature index

Authors

First Name

Naima

Last Name

Azaiez

MiddleName

Azaiez

Affiliation

Abha, Saudi Arabia

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azaieznaima9@gmail.com

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0000-0002-9359-2150

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64

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1

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43913

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2023-10-29

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2024-03-01

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259

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274

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0302-6701

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2357-0369

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Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Insights into soil loss in the Jouah basin using EPM model and Caesium 137 as an isotopic tracer

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23 Dec 2024