Application of the LISEM soil erosion model to a forested catchment in the Indian Himalayas

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 129-142

  Hessel, Rudi ^a   Gupta, M K ^b   Datta, P Singh ^b   Gelderman, E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Forest degradation; Land use scenarios; Soil degradation; Uttaranchal

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DISCHARGE; INTERCEPTION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; THROUGHFLOW; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 60149100623     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (34)

1. Brasington, J. and Richards, K. 2000. Turbidity and suspended sediment dynamics in small catchments in the Nepal Middle Hills. Hydrological Processes, 14: 2559-2574.
2. Bruijnzeel, L.A. 2004. Hydrological functions of tropical forests: not seeing the soil for the trees? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104: 185-228.
3. Collins, R., Dickinson, A. and Johnson, R. 1998. The use of GIS and Remote Sensing techniques to predict erosion in the Nepal Middle Hills. Ch 19, pages 303-315, In: Penning de Vries, F.W.T., Agus, F. and Kerr, J. (Editors). Soil Erosion at Multiple Scales CAB International, Wallingford, U.K.
4. De Roo, A.P.J. and Jetten, V.G. 1999. Calibrating and validating the LISEM model for two data sets from the Netherlands and South Africa. Catena 37: 477-493.
5. De Roo, A.P.J., Wesseling, C.G. and Ritsema, C.J. 1996a. LISEM: a single-event physically based hydrological and soil erosion model for drainage basins. I: Theory, input and output. Hydrological Processes 10: 1107-1117.
6. De Roo, A.P.J., Offermans, R.J.E. and Cremers, N.H.D.T. 1996b. LISEM: a single-event, physically based hydrological and soil erosion model for drainage basins. II: Sensitivity analysis, validation and application. Hydrological Processes 10, pp. 1119-1126.
7. Gardner, R.A.M. and Gerrard, A.J. 2003. Runoff and soil erosion on cultivated rainfed terraces in the Middle Hills of Nepal. Applied Geography 23: 23-45.
8. Govers, G. 1990, Empirical relationships for the transport capacity of overland flow. IAHS Publication 189, pp. 45-63.
9. Hengsdijk, H., Meijerink, G.W. and Mosugu, M.E. 2005. Modeling the effect of three soil and water conservation practices in Tigray, Ethiopia. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 105: 29-40.
10. Hessel, R, Jetten, V, Liu Baoyuan, Zhang Yan, Stolte, J. 2003. Calibration of the LISEM model for a small Loess Plateau catchment. Catena 54: 235-254.
11. Hessel, R., Van den Bosch, R. and Vigiak, O. 2006. Evaluation of the LISEM soil erosion model in two catchments in the East African Highlands. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 31: 469-486.
12. Ives, J.D. and Messerli, B. 1989. The Himalayan Dilemma: Reconciling Development and Conservation. United Nations University and Routledge, New York and London. 324 pages.
13. Jetten, V. and De Roo, A.P.J. 2001. Spatial Analysis of erosion conservation measures with LISEM. Pages 429-445, In: Harmon, R. And doe, W.W. (Editors) Landscape Erosion and Evolution Modeling. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, New York.
14. Jester, W. and Klik, A. 2005. Soil surface roughness measurement - methods, applicability, and surface representation. Catena 64: 174-192.
15. Karssenberg, D. 2002. Building Dynamic Spatial Environmental Models. Netherlands Geographical Studies 305. 222 pages.
16. Low, A.J. 1954. The study of soil structure in the field and in the laboratory. Journal of Soil Science 5: 57-74.
17. Morgan, R.P.C. 1996. Soil Erosion and Conservation. Second edition. Longman, Harlow, UK. 196 pages.
18. Morgan, R.P.C. 2001. A simple approach to soil loss prediction: a revised Morgan-Morgan-Finney model. Catena 44, 305-322.
19. Morgan, R.P.C. and Quinton, J.N. 2001, Erosion modelling. Ch 6, pages 117-143, In: Harmon, R.S. and Doe, W.W. (Editors). Landscape Erosion and Evolution Modeling. Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York.
20. Morgan, R.P.C., Morgan, D.D.V. and Finney, H.J. 1984. A predictive model for the assessment of erosion risk. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 30: 245-253.
21. Nash, J.E. and Sutcliffe, J.V. 1970. River flow forecasting through conceptual models, I-A discussion of principles. Journal of Hydrology 10: 282-290.
22. Nearing, M.A., Jetten, V., Baffaut, C., Cerdan, O., Couturier, A., Hernandez, M., Le Bissonnais, Y., Nichols, M.H., Nunes, J.P., Renschler, C.S., Souchere, V. and Van Oost, K. 2005. Modeling response of soil erosion and runoff to changes in precipitation and cover. Catena 61: 131-154.
23. Rao, K. S. and Pant, R. 2001. Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a typical micro watershed in the mid elevation zone of central Himalaya, India. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 86, 113-123.
24. Semwal, R.L., Nautiyal, S., Sen, K.K., Rana, U., Maikhuri, R.K., Rao, K.S. and Saxena, K.G. 2004. Patterns and ecological implications of agricultural land-use changes: a case study from central Himalaya, India. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 102: 81-92.
25. Sharma, P. and Rai, S.C. 2004. Streamflow, sediment and carbon transport from a Himalayan watershed. Journal of Hydrology 289: 190-203.
26. Sharma, E., Rai, S.C. and Sharma, R. 2001. Soil, water and nutrient conservation in mountain farming systems: Case-study from the Sikkim Himalaya. Journal of Environmental Management 61: 123-135.
27. Sharma, S.D., Singh, B. R., Sitaula, B. and Gupta, M. K. 2006. Influence of land cover on soil properties in a watershed in Lesser Himalayas. Annals of Forestry 14: 16-34.
28. Shrestha, D.P., Zinck, J.A. and Van Ranst, E. 2004. Modelling land degradation in the Nepalese Himalaya. Catena 57: 135-156.
29. Takken, I., Beuselinck, L., Nachtergaele, J., Govers, G., Poesen, J. and Degraer, G. 1999, Spatial evaluation of a physically-based distributed erosion model (LISEM). Catena 37: 431-447.
30. Tiwari, P.C. 2000. Land-use changes in Himalaya and their impacts on the plains ecosystem: need for sustainable land use. Land Use Policy 17: 101-111.
31. Van Dijck, S. 2000. Effects of Agricultural Land Use on Surface Runoff and Erosion in a Mediterranean Area. Netherlands Geographical Studies 263. 246 pages
32. Wagner, L.E. and Yu, Y. 1991, Digitization of profile meter photographs. Transactions of the Americal Society of Agricultural Engineers 34: 412-416.
33. Wakeel, A., Rao, K.S., Maikhuri, R.K. and Saxena, K.G. 2005. Forest management and land use/cover changes in a typical micro watershed in the mid elevation zone of Central Himalaya, India. Forest Ecology and Management 21(3): 229-242.
34. Wu, L., Pan, L., Mitchell, J. and Sanden, B. 1999. Measuring saturated hydraulic conductivity using a generalized solution for single-ring infiltrometers. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63: 788-792.