Landuse and landcover change assessment in the Upper Runde sub-catchment, Zimbabwe and possible impacts on reservoir sedimentation
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2022
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Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
Abstract
This work assesses land cover changes on the Upper Runde sub-catchment, Zimbabwe, and associated effects on sedimentation rates and risks. The model was implemented using the common Geographic Information Systems tools. To achieve this objective, mean annual and monthly rainfall, as well as sediment data, were used (December 2016 and April 2017). Land use and land cover changes were assessed using time-series Landsat data acquired between the years 2000 and 2016. The Revised Universal Soil Loss (RUSLE) model was used to model sedimentation rates in the catchment
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Land cover dynamics, Land degradation, RUSLE model, Soil loss, Sedimentation
Citation
Kusena, W., Chemura, A., Dube, T., Nicolau, M.D. and Marambanyika, T., 2022. Landuse and landcover change assessment in the Upper Runde sub-catchment, Zimbabwe and possible impacts on reservoir sedimentation. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 126, p.103105.