Development of strategies for the quantitative assessment of sediment yield by water erosion using decision support systems at mountainous catchments

Abstract

Τhe main objective of this PhD dissertation was the improvement of soil loss estimation at mountainous Mediterranean type catchments, as well as the identification of the most susceptible to erosion areas.Study area included the catchments of Venetikos (Grevena Bridge sub-catchment), Kalamas (Soulopoulo Bridge and Kioteki sub-catchments) Arachthos (Arta; Plaka; Tsimovo; Gogo Bridge sub-catchments) and Acheloos (Avlaki Dam sub-catchment) Rivers.The methodology followed was initially comprised by the implementation of twelve different empirical soil erosion models at each sub-catchment, both annually and inter-annually. Subsequently, the models’ performance was evaluated {qualitatively (as far as their specific characteristics and capabilities is concerned) and quantitatively [their numeric results were cross-evaluated with the sub-catchment’s measured sediment yield (PPC)]}, in order to select the one corresponding best to the region’s specific conditions. The prevalent one (RUSLE), tak ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/38021
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/38021
ND
38021
Alternative title
Ανάπτυξη στρατηγικών για την ποσοτική εκτίμηση της στερεοαπορροής από την υδατική διάβρωση με τη χρήση συστημάτων υποστήριξης αποφάσεων σε ορεινές υδρολογικές λεκάνες
Author
Efthimiou, Nikolaos (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2016
Degree Grantor
Agricultural University of Athens
Committee members
Καραβίτης Χρίστος
Αργυροκαστρίτης Ιωάννης
Παναγούλια Διονυσία
Μιγκίρος Γεώργιος
Κοσμάς Κωνσταντίνος
Αλεξανδρής Σταύρος
Μαμάσης Νικόλαος
Discipline
Natural SciencesEarth and Related Environmental Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary SciencesOther Agricultural Sciences
Keywords
Soil erosion; Erosion models; Sediment discharge; Sediment yield; Northwestern Greece; Venetikos; Kalamas; Acheloos; Arachthos; Revised universal soil loss equation
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
xxv, 429 σ., im., tbls., maps, fig., ch.
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