Assessment of soil erosion in the Irga watershed on the eastern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau,India

Human activities to improve the quality of life have accelerated the natural rate of soil erosion.In turn,these natural disasters have taken a great impact on humans.Human activities,particularly the conversion of vegetated land into agricultural land and built-up area,stand out as primary contributors to soil erosion.The present study investigated the risk of soil erosion in the Irga watershed located on the eastern fringe of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand,India,which is dominated by sandy loam and sandy clay loam soil with low soil organic carbon(SOC)content.The study used the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation(RUSLE)and Geographical Information System(GIS)technique to determine the rate of soil erosion.The five parameters(rainfall-runoff erosivity(R)factor,soil erodibility(K)factor,slope length and steepness(LS)factor,cover-management(C)factor,and support practice(P)factor)of the RUSLE were applied to present a more accurate distribution characteristic of soil erosion in the Irga watershed.The result shows that the R factor is positively correlated with rainfall and follows the same distribution pattern as the rainfall.The K factor values in the northern part of the study area are relatively low,while they are relatively high in the southern part.The mean value of the LS factor is 2.74,which is low due to the flat terrain of the Irga watershed.There is a negative linear correlation between Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI)and the C factor,and the high values of the C factor are observed in places with low NDVI.The mean value of the P factor is 0.210,with a range from 0.000 to 1.000.After calculating all parameters,we obtained the average soil erosion rate of 1.43 t/(hm^(2)•a),with the highest rate reaching as high as 32.71 t/(hm^(2)•a).Therefore,the study area faces a low risk of soil erosion.However,preventative measures are essential to avoid future damage to productive and constructive activities caused by soil erosion.This study also identifies the spatial distribution of soil erosion rate,which will help policy-makers to implement targeted soil erosion control measures.

Community perspectives on the effectiveness of watershed management institutions in the Himalayas

The sustainability of environmental management initiatives,such as watershed management programs,relies on the presence of effective institutions at the watershed level.However,there needs to be more empirical evidence from evaluating the effectiveness of watershed-level institutions.Therefore,this study presents a pioneering effort to evaluate the effectiveness of Nepal’s first watershed conservation committee at the watershed scale,focusing on the case of the Khageri Khola watershed in Central Nepal.The study involved conducting a household survey,key informant interviews,focus group discussions,and field observations to collect and analyze the data.Descriptive analysis,index value calculation,and chi-square statistics were then employed to summarize the results regarding local respondents’perceptions of twelve institutional characteristics,their rationalities,and their association with socio-demographic variables.The results reveal that the watershed conservation committee was perceived as performing well in managing the watershed.Specifically,good interaction,appropriate scale,technical,environmental,social,organizational,and government rationality were perceived as highly effective,with an average index value of less than 0.36.In contrast,clarity of objectives and economic rationality showed moderate effectiveness,with an average index value ranging from 0.36 to 0.65.However,the results suggested that adaptiveness,compliance capacity,and financial rationality merit increased attention,intending to improve their performance.Further,the results showed the association of socio-demographics with respondents’perceptions of various indicators of institutional characteristics and their rationalities.Therefore,the study provides valuable insights for policymakers,researchers,and development practitioners charged with designing sustainable and effective programs and institutions.To enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of watershed management programs,we recommend establishing a policy-guided institutional mechanism at the watershed scale.This mechanism should be based on various institutional characteristics and rationalities and should consider the extant variability in the socio-demographic and topographic characteristics of the watershed.

Land Use and Gully Dynamics in the Kourfa Watershed, Matankari (Southwest Niger)

The main consequences of climate change in the Sahel have been the metamorphosis of surface conditions. These metamorphoses have resulted in surface degradation, of which silting up of watersheds is the main phenomenon. The objective of this study is to assess the environmental trends of the Kourfa pond watershed. The study is based on diachronic mapping with Landsat satellite images and Google Earth images, over the period 1986 to 2021. The study reveals that vegetation (whose rate of regression doubled between 1986 and 2021) has decreased to the benefit of crop areas (whose rate of increase multiplied by 3.61 between 1986 and 2021). Bare soil and encrusted areas have also decreased, with regression rates almost double than those of 1986. In addition, the Kourfa waterholes have experienced two types of changes over 35 years: one progressive between 2011 and 2016 and the other regressive between 2001 and 2021 compared to 1986. The ravine network has been multiplied by a factor of 2.4, with density more than doubled and the connectivity of the hydrographic networks has risen from 2 to 4, with significant bank recession. This dynamic of the Kourfa pond is linked to the high drainage, the increasing complexity of the gully network and the erosion due to the retreat of the watershed banks, all of which contribute to the silting-up of the Kourfa watershed.

The key factors on the composition of phytoplankton functional groups in different watersheds in the Huanghe River basin

To understand the distribution of phytoplankton functional groups(PFGs)and key factors on their compositions in different watersheds of the Huanghe(Yellow)River basin,25 river sites and 25 lake-reservoirs sites were selected.The contents of nephelometric turbidity(NTU),total nitrogen(TN),and total phosphorus(TP)were significantly higher in rivers than that in lakes or reservoirs,whereas the pH and CODMn(chemical oxygen demand or potassium permanganate index)were lower.Results show that,27 PFGs,namely,assemblages A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,LM,Lo,M,MP,N,P,S1,S2,T,TC,W1,W2,X1,X2,X3,XPh,and Y,were identified.Additionally,ANOSIM correlation analysis demonstrated significant differences in PFG composition between the riverine and lake-reservoir sections in the Huanghe River basin.In the riverine watersheds,the group MP was dominant,while assemblages B and J were prevalent in lakes and reservoirs.The Mantel correlation tests and RDA analysis showed that environmental variables,such as NTU,water temperature(WT),conductivity(Cond),and TP,were key driving factors of shaping the dominant PFGs of the study area.Using the Venn diagram based on variation partitioning analysis,PFGs were mainly influenced by WT and TP in lake-reservoir sites,while in the river sites were affected mainly by geo-climatic variables.This study helps understanding the PFGs in river ecosystems,and unraveling the key driving factors in different watersheds,which shall be important for the protection and management of entire Huanghe River basin.

Estimation and mapping of water erosion and soil loss:Application of Gavrilovic erosion potential model(EPM)using GIS and remote sensing in the Assif el mal Watershed,Western high Atlas

Water erosion is a serious problem that leads to soil degradation,loss,and the destruction of structures.Assessing the risk of erosion and determining the affected areas has become crucial in order to understand the main factors influencing its evolution and to minimize its impacts.This study focuses on evaluating the risk of erosion in the Assif el mal watershed,which is located in the High Atlas Mountains.The Erosion Potential Model(EPM)is used to estimate soil losses depending on various parameters such as lithology,hydrology,topography,and morphometry.Geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques are employed to map areas with high erosive potential and their relationship with the distribution of factors involved.Different digital elevation models are also used in this study to highlight the impact of data quality on the accuracy of the results.The findings reveal that approximately 59%of the total area in the Assif el mal basin has low to very low potential for soil losses,while 22%is moderately affected and 19.9%is at high to very high risk.It is therefore crucial to implement soil conservation measures to mitigate and prevent erosion risks.

Rain-Flow Modelling Using the GR4J Model for Flood Risk Management in the Oti Watershed (Togo)

In recent years, West Africa has been confronted with hydro-climatic disasters causing crises in both urban and rural areas. The tragedy in the occurrence of such events lies in the recurrent aspect of high water and associated floods. The devastating floods observed in Africa’s major rivers have revealed the need to understand the causes of these phenomena and to predict their behavior in order to improve the safety of exposed people and property. The aim of this study is to reproduce flood flows using the GR4J (Rural Engineering Four Daily Parameters) model to analyze flood risk in the Oti watershed in Togo. Daily data on flows (m3/s), potential evapotranspiration (mm/day) and average precipitation (mm) over the basin from 1961-2022 collected at the National Meteorological Agency of Togo (ANAMET) and the Department of Water Resources in Lome, were used with the R software package airGR. The Data from the West African Cordex program from 1961-2100 were used to analyze projected flows. The results obtained show the GR4J model’s effectiveness in reproducing flood flows, indicating that observed flows are well simulated during the calibration and validation periods, with KGE values ranging from 0.73 to 0.85 at calibration and 0.62 to 0.81 at validation. These KGE values reflect the good performance of the GR4J model in simulating flood flows in the watershed. However, a deterioration in the KGE value was observed over the second validation period. Under these conditions, there may be false or missed alerts for flood prediction, and the use of this model should be treated with the utmost caution for decision-support purposes.

Socio-economic vulnerability level in the Jeneberang watershed in Gowa Regency,South Sulawesi Province,Indonesia

Jeneberang watershed is vital,particularly for people living in Gowa Regency(South Sulawesi Province,Indonesia),who benefit from its many advantages.Landslides and floods occur every year in the Jeneberang watershed,so it is imperative to understand the socio-economic vulnerability of this region.This research aims to identify the vulnerability level of the Jeneberang watershed so that the government can prioritize areas with high vulnerability level and formulate effective strategies to reduce these the vulnerability.Specifically,this study was conducted in 12 districts located in the Jeneberang watershed.The primary data were collected from questionnaires completed by community members,community leaders,and various stakeholders,and the secondary data were from the Landsat satellite imagery in 2020,the Badan Push Statistic of Gowa Regency,and some governmental agencies.The socio-economic vulnerability variables were determined using the Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis(MCDA)method,and each variable was weighted and analyzed using the Geographical Information System(GIS).The study reveals that the levels of socio-economic vulnerability are affected by variables such as population density,vulnerable groups(disabled people,elderly people,and young people),road network and settlement,percentage of poor people,and productive land area in the Jeneberang watershed.Moreover,all of the 12 districts in the Jeneberang watershed are included in the medium vulnerability level,with the mean percentage of socio-economic vulnerability around 50.92%.The socio-economic vulnerability of Bajeng,Pallangga,and Somba Opu districts is categorized at high level,the socio-economic vulnerability of Bungaya,Parangloe,and Tombolo Pao districts is classified as medium level,and the remaining 6 districts(Barombong,Bontolempangan,Bontomarannu,Manuju,Parigi,and Tinggimoncong)are ranked as low socio-economic vulnerability.This study can help policy-makers to formulate strategy that contributes to the protection of biodiversity and sustainable development of the Jeneberang watershed,while improving disaster resilience and preparedness of the watershed.

Centennial Analysis of Human Activity Intensity and Associated Historical Events in Heilongjiang River Sino-Russo Watershed

Human activities in a transborder watershed are complex under the influence of domestic policies,international relations,and global events.Understanding the forces driving human activity change is important for the development of transborder watershed.In this study,we used global historical land cover data,the hemeroby index model,and synthesized major historical events to analyze how human activity intensity changed in the Heilongjiang River(Amur River in Russia)watershed(HLRW).The results showed that there was a strong spatial heterogeneity in the variation of human activity intensity in the HLRW over the past century(1900-2016).On the Chinese side,the human activity intensity change shifted from the plain areas for agricultural reclamation to the mountainous areas for timber extraction.On the Russian side,human activity intensity changes mostly concentrated along the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Baikal-Amur Mainline.Localized variation of human activity intensity tended to respond to regional events while regionalized variation tends to reflect national policy change or broad international events.The similarities and differences between China and Russia in policies and positions in international events resulted in synchronous and asynchronous changes in human activity intensity.Meanwhile,policy shifts were often confined by the natural features of the watershed.These results reveal the historical origins and fundamental connotations of watershed development and contribute to formulating regional management policies that coordinate population,eco-nomic,social,and environmental activities.

山谷型小流域地表水与地下水时空交互模拟研究

以往地表水-地下水交互过程研究集中于平原河网地区,而水动力交互作用强烈的山谷型流域研究甚少。选取句容北山水库流域为研究区,聚焦山谷型流域地表产汇流与浅层地下水渗流交互过程,基于SWAT-MODFLOW构建了地表水-地下水耦合模型评价流域水量交互过程及时空变化规律。结果表明:流域范围内地下水与地表水的交互存在一定的时空差异性;2016—2019年期间整体呈现地下水补给地表水,但在丰水期局部时段,地表水补给地下水;研究区西北部、东北部山区以及南部北山水库周边地区表现为地下水补给地表水;耦合模型可较好地刻画研究区地表水与地下水的交互流量,流域地下水对河道净补给量的贡献率为8.72%,其中地下水补给量在空间分布上西部支流和中部支流区域分别占28.8%、79.8%,东部支流地表水补给地下水,地下水的补给率逆差为8.6%。研究成果可为流域水资源联合调度和开发利用提供技术支撑。

基于小流域山坪塘沉积泥沙^(137)Cs的泥沙沉积剖面粒径特征

小流域泥沙来源分析对流域综合治理与水土保持措施评价具有重要意义。选择岩溶区小流域山坪塘为例,从山坪塘沉积泥沙入手,探明山坪塘沉积泥沙剖面与其控制流域内的土地利用类型的^(137)Cs比活度和及黏粒含量的深度分布特征,为反演小流域土壤侵蚀时空强度分布提供基础。研究结果表明:①山坪塘沉积泥沙的^(137)Cs比活度在垂直剖面上变化较为复杂,最大值出现在山坪塘的底顶部,^(137)Cs比活度范围为0.99~3.58 Bq/kg,平均值为1.8 Bq/kg;②山坪塘控制流域内坡耕地、草地和林地表层土壤的^(137)Cs比活度分布差异性较大,且^(137)Cs比活度极差分别为4.16、2.86和6.36 Bq/kg;③山坪塘旋回沉积泥沙与其控制流域内土地利用类型表层土壤的粒径组分含量主要以黏粒、中粉粒和粉粒为主,且它们的粒径组分含量之间比例基本保持一致;④山坪塘沉积泥沙粒径特征参数(中值粒径、众数粒径、体积加权平均粒径和分形维数D)在垂直剖面上变化基本保持一致,而有效粒径变化较为复杂。研究为开展岩溶小流域山坪塘泥沙沉积来源特征演变提供了重要基础。

基于标记的Watershed图像分割新算法

为了防止Watershed算法过分割问题,文中提出一种新改进的基于标记的Watershed自动图像分割方法.文中设计出一种有效的标记自动提取方法,用来从梯度图像的低频成分中提取与图像中的物体相关的极小值,用这些极小值构成二值标记图像.根据二值标记图像,形态学的极小值标定技术被用来将这些提取的标记强制作为原始梯度图像的极小值,而屏蔽原有梯度图像的所有极小值.最后,watershed算法在修改过的梯度图像上进行图像分割.利用本文提出的图像分割算法可以获得较为理想的图像分割结果.通过对不同类型的图像进行试验,证明本文提出的图像分割算法能够获得符合人类视觉特点,具有实际意义而且均一的分割区域,以及较为准确、连续、一个像素大小的物体边界.与其它的Watershed改进方法相比,本文提出的方法要求的计算复杂度较低,具有简单的参数,同时能够更为有效地降低Watershed算法的过分割问题.

Spatiotemporal Comparative Analysis of Ecological Footprint of Poyang Lake Area and Five River Watersheds in Jiangxi Province

The Jiangxi province was divided into seven parts according to the concept of watershed,namely Poyang lake area,Fuhe,Xinjiang,Ganjiang,Xiuhe,Raohe and other river watersheds.The ecological supply and demands status of the former six parts from 2000 to 2006 was computed based on the ecological footprint model and a spatiotemporal comparative analysis to them was conducted.The result showed that:①all the studied areas had an increasing ecological deficit and they were in the status of unsustainable development;② the arable land footprint's demand were about 80% of their total footprint's demand respectively,so it was of great significance to protect and exploit arable land resources scientifically;③ the ecological deficit of grassland and forest resources can not be ignored.

Eco-economic Background of Hilly-Gullied Loess Region and Optimized Eco-productive Paradigm of Small Watersheds

A thorough analysis on its natural environment as well as social economic status of the hilly-gullied loess region is presented. A small watershed, the dominant landscape unit of the region, has been singled out for further and specific study on landscape pattern and function, its social and economic distinctions. The authors proposed several principles based on its eco-economic background study, which includes water balance and efficient use principle, co-development of grass and agro-forestry principle, location optimization principle. Integrated with detailed analysis of a small watershed, an eco-productive paradigm for the loess land's development based on a small watershed scale was worked out. It consists of circle pattern with villages at core for high efficient agriculture production, hierarchical pattern along the slope for eco-economic development, point-axis pattern for commodity production and circulation in small watersheds and core-margin pattern for exchanges among watersheds.

克服Watershed算法过度分割的方法

Water-shed算法是一种形态学的图像分割算法,但由于其对噪声十分敏感,分割结果往往存在过度分割的现象。该文提出一种基于小波分析的Watershed算法,充分利用小波的多分辨率特性有效地解决了Watershed算法的过度分割问题,并大大提高了分割计算速度。

应用谷歌地球引擎和多维特征集构建的艾比湖流域长时序景观分类模型

以新疆艾比湖流域为研究区域,整合历史遥感影像数据与现场地表特征考察,将艾比湖流域景观类型划分为6类(耕地、林地、草地、水域、建设用地、未利用地);以谷歌地球引擎(GEE)平台提供的艾比湖流域2002—2023年(2002、2008、2013、2018、2023年)的陆地卫星(Landsat)影像为基础数据源,以艾比湖流域长时序景观分类为评价指标,光谱指数(归一化植被指数、增强植被指数、归一化水体指数、归一化建筑指数)、地形特征(海拔、坡度、坡向)、纹理特征(角二阶矩阵、对比度、相关性、熵、协方差、逆方差、总和平均值)为影响因素,从光谱指数、地形特征、纹理特征三个角度构建并筛选最优多维特征模型;分别运用分类回归树(CART)、随机森林(RF)、梯度提升树(GBT)、支持向量机(SVM)机器学习算法,对艾比湖流域长时序景观信息进行自动分类,对比4种机器学习算法的分类精度,遴选最适用于艾比湖流域的景观分类模型。结果表明:(1)应用谷歌地球引擎云计算平台,能够高效处理、分析及可视化研究区近22 a的景观分类结果。(2)3类特征重要性,由大到小依次为光谱指数(31.52%)、地形特征(17.18%)、纹理特征(3.83%)。地形特征在单一特征中分类精度最高;光谱特征联合纹理特征,在双特征配置中对提高研究区景观分类精度呈现出较好效果;而整合光谱指数、地形特征、纹理特征的模型,能够在任一特征组合的基础上有效提高研究区景观分类模型精度。(3)4种分类算法融合光谱、地形、纹理特征,分类精度由高到低依次为随机森林、梯度提升树、分类回归树、支持向量机;随机森林在5期(2002、2008、2013、2018、2023年)影像中的总体分类精度不低于93%,卡帕系数(Kappa)不低于0.92,最适用于艾比湖流域景观分类。

Study on Changes of Grassland Landscape Pattern in Qinghai Lake Watershed

The changes of grassland landscape pattern in Qinghai Lake watershed from 1977 to 2000 were studied by adopting 3S technologies and landscape pattern analysis.The results showed that the amount of grassland landscape patch reduced,landscape fragmentation and resolution decreased,but average patch area and fractal dimension increased;through analyzing the landscape change of counties in Qinghai Lake watershed,the grassland landscape structure of Tianjun,Gangcha and Haiyan counties showed a similar change trend;but in Gonghe County grassland patch amount,landscape fragmentation and resolution increased,average patch area decreased,that is,the grassland landscape structure in this county showed a different trend.

滑动窗口式三维watershed算法实现视频序列分割

视频序列分割是实现视频对象提取、处理和识别的基础,也是基于内容的视频压缩和检索的前提。目前普遍采用的watershed算法是全局涨水算法,用于视频分割时占用的存储和处理空间巨大。针对这一问题本文提出了新的滑动窗口式三维watershed算法(SW3DW),通过时间轴上的局部窗口对视频序列进行观察和分割,而在相邻窗口间采用水源区标号传递和局部流域更新相结合的方法,以较小的存储和处理空间实现了局域和全局处理的一致性。理论分析和实验证明该算法能有效性地实现视频序列的分割,为后续视频对象提取和处理创造了条件。

Relationship between Water Quality and Stream Grade,Landscape Background of Hongfeng Lake Watershed in Guizhou Province

Xiayun Township watershed in the upper reaches of Hongfeng Lake is selected to study the relationship between stream grade and water quality.Turbidity and ammonium nitrogen concentration are obviously related to the stream grade,generally speaking,are positively correlated,and the water quality is degrading from the upper reaches to the lower reaches.In the future,the influence of different land use types on the water quality should be fully analyzed on the basis of enhancing the water quality monitoring to provide supports for effectively controlling non-point source pollutions and treating the water environment of Hongfeng Lake.

Modified method for extraction of watershed boundary with digital elevation modeling

Boundary extraction of watershed is an important step in forest landscape research. The boundary of the upriver wa-tershed of the Hunhe River in the sub-alpine Qingyuan County of eastern Liaoning Province, China was extracted by digital elevation modeling (DEM) data in ArcInfo8.1. Remote sensing image of the corresponding region was applied to help modify its copy according to Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM) image抯 profuse geomorphological structure information. Both the DEM-dependent boundary and modified copy were overlapped with county map and drainage network map to visually check the effects of result. Overlap of county map suggested a nice extraction of the boundary line since the two layers matched precisely, which indicated the DEM-dependent boundary by program was effective and precise. Further upload of drainage network showed discrepancies between the boundary and the drainage network. Altogether, there were three sections of the extraction result that needed to correct. Compared with this extraction boundary, the modified boundary had a better match to the drainage network as well as to the county map. Comprehensive analysis demonstrated that the program extraction has generally fine precision in position and excels the digitized result by hand. The errors of the DEM-dependant extraction are due to the fact that it is difficult for program to recognize sections of complex landform especially altered by human activities, but these errors are discernable and adjustable because the spatial resolution of ETM image is less than that of DEM. This study result proved that application of remote sensing information could help obtain better result when DEM method is used in extraction of watershed boundary.

流域生态多尺度水环境质量评价模型及应用

为了全面评估流域生态多尺度水环境质量并探讨其应用,本文介绍了研究区的概况,构建了包括多个生态指标的流域生态多尺度水环境质量评价体系。通过评价指标的差异化检验、层次聚类分组以及水质标识指数计算与水质质量等级划分,本文构建了一个综合评价模型。通过对比研究区生态修复前后的水质数据,本文分析了修复措施对水环境质量的改善效果。研究结果表明,该评价模型能够准确反映流域水环境质量的整体状况。