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    Soil loss in Koshi Basin 2010

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    Date 2019-08-05T10:07:29
    Abstract High levels of water-induced erosion in the transboundary Himalayan river basins are contributing to substantial changes in basin hydrology and inundation. Basin-wide information on erosion dynamics is needed for conservation planning, but field-based studies are limited. This study used remote sensing (RS) data and a geographic information system (GIS) to estimate the spatial distribution of soil erosion across the entire Koshi basin. The revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) was used in an ArcGIS environment with rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, slope length and steepness, cover-management, and support practice factors as primary parameters. The estimated annual erosion from the basin was around 42 million tonnes.
    Purpose The study provides the first assessment of erosion dynamics at the basin level and provides a basis for identifying conservation priorities across the Koshi basin for erosion management.
    Descriptive Keyword Basin, Soil Erosion (theme) China, Koshi, India (place)
    Soil loss in Koshi Basin 2010
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    Language eng
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    Date 2019-08-05T10:07:29
    Standard Name North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
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    Name Mr. Kabir Uddin Email Kabir.Uddin@icimod.org
    Organization Name ICIMOD Voice
    Position name GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist Address
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    Title Soil loss in Koshi Basin 2010
    Date 2016-10-03
    Date Type publication
    Abstract High levels of water-induced erosion in the transboundary Himalayan river basins are contributing to substantial changes in basin hydrology and inundation. Basin-wide information on erosion dynamics is needed for conservation planning, but field-based studies are limited. This study used remote sensing (RS) data and a geographic information system (GIS) to estimate the spatial distribution of soil erosion across the entire Koshi basin. The revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) was used in an ArcGIS environment with rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, slope length and steepness, cover-management, and support practice factors as primary parameters. The estimated annual erosion from the basin was around 42 million tonnes.
    Purpose The study provides the first assessment of erosion dynamics at the basin level and provides a basis for identifying conservation priorities across the Koshi basin for erosion management.
    Status completed
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    Topic Category geoscientificInformation
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    Name Mr. Kabir Uddin Email Kabir.Uddin@icimod.org
    Organization Name ICIMOD Voice 977-1-5275222
    Position name GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist Address Nepal
    Role author
    Geographic Extent
    Geographic Extent East 88.9677
    Geographic Extent West 84.9956
    Geographic Extent North 29.1398
    Geographic Extent South 25.3208
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    Use Limitation Free to use with attribution to the source. Suggested citation: ICIMOD. (2016). Soil loss in Koshi Basin 2010 [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/rds.35711
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    Code WGS 1984
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    Individual Name Not Available Email metadata@icimod.org
    Organization Name ICIMOD Voice
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    Online Resource ArcGIS web service