Application of GIS for surface erosion model of Lithuania
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2005Author
Dėnas, Žydrūnas
Kumetaitis, Algirdas
Šliaupa, Saulius
Zakarevičius, Algimantas
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Surface runoff and soil erosion are major threats to sustainable agriculture, therefore, mapping regional erosion risk is increasingly needed for land use management. Erosion results from the interaction of many different parameters that vary in space and time. The aim of this work is to develop a methodology based on application of GIS tools for the evaluation of erosion risk at national scale and incorporating different types of data. [...].