[1]ZHANG Yuanping,LIU Chengshuai,XIAO Haibing,et al.Evaluation of Watershed Sediment Yield Based on Hydrological Connectivity[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2022,29(03):64-70.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
29
Number of periods:
2022 03
Page number:
64-70
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Public date:
2022-04-20
- Title:
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Evaluation of Watershed Sediment Yield Based on Hydrological Connectivity
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ZHANG Yuanping, LIU Chengshuai, XIAO Haibing, WANG Jian, SHI Zhihua
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(College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China)
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- Keywords:
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soil erosion; hydrological connectivity; sediment yield; upper Du watershed; IC index
- CLC:
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P333.4
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- Abstract:
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Hydrological connectivity refers to the convenience of sediment, nutrients and other materials to migrate, transport or diffuse between spatial heterogeneous landscapes or patches with water as the carrier, which has an important impact on sediment yield. The spatial and temporal variation characteristics of soil erosion and hydrological connectivity were analyzed. Furthermore, the sediment yield of the watershed was further estimated based on the empirical model related to connectivity index and sediment delivery ratio. The results show that the soil erosion modulus and IC index increased continuously during the period 1990—2000; the connectivity level increased from low connectivity and medium-low connectivity to medium-high connectivity and high connectivity; both IC value and soil erosion modulus showed a decreasing trend during the period 2000—2010; in addition, there was a significant linear relationship between the estimated sediment yield and the measured value(R2=0.92), but the overestimated sediment yield was observed in this study, which might be related to the interception effect of reservoirs and lakes; it is necessary to incorporate them into the model for further research to more accurately evaluate sediment yield. These results are of the great significance for improving the applicability of the model and understanding the sediment yield processes in the watershed.