Estimating soil erosion susceptibility levels in the Hami Qishan basin, northeastern Iraq using GIS and remote sensing (RS)
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https://doi.org/10.31973/05xd2y59Keywords:
Land use, faults, Hemi Qeshan, water erosion, Topographic PositionAbstract
The Hami Qishan Basin is considered one of the main basins of the Lezer Zab River, located in the northeastern part of Iraq within the high folded, imbricated, and suture zones. Erosion susceptibility levels in the Hami Qishan Basin were assessed using modeling of a set of indicators, including geological, topographic, structural, climatic, hydrological, land cover and land use, soil, and fieldwork confirmed the most effective factors in erosion. The study aims to prepare a spatial map that illustrates the levels of soil susceptibility to water erosion by applying the multi-layer spatial analysis methodology using geographic information systems and remote sensing technology. The modeling results revealed that there are four levels of water erosion types in the basin, varying in intensity and distribution, including low erosion type (0.01%), medium erosion type (33.31%), high erosion type (65.63%), and very high erosion type (1.05%) of the research area. This variation in erosion types results from the difference in lithology, topography, drainage network density, rock and soil type, and land uses, including vegetation cover density
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