@article{fdi:010064898,
  title = {{L}and use and climate change effects on soil erosion in a semi-arid mountainous watershed ({H}igh {A}tlas, {M}orocco)},
  author = {{S}imonneaux, {V}incent and {C}heggour, {A}. and {D}eschamps, {C}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {C}erdan, {O}. and {L}e {B}issonnais, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he objective of this study was to simulate the evolution of soil erosion in a semi-arid mountainous watershed (225 km(2), {H}igh {A}tlas {M}ountains, {M}orocco) under different scenarios of climate and land use change to the end of 21st century. {E}rosion plots monitored over four years showed spatially contrasted results. {M}ost of the soils produced from 0.015 to 2.5 t ha(-1) y(-1), whereas badlands produced 350 t ha(-1) y(-1). {T}he average sediment yield measured at the outlet during the same period was approximately 4 t ha(-1) y(-1). {T}he {STREAM} distributed erosion model was parameterized using these field measurements (infiltration rates and runoff sediment concentrations). {T}he results showed an overall agreement between the modelled and measured annual cumulative sediment yields. {S}imulations of the {ARPEGE} meteorological model were used for the 1960-1990 and 2070-2100 periods. {T}he changes between these two periods were downscaled using three different methods, decreasing annual precipitations by 10-14%, although with more rainfall in summer and fall. {C}limate change alone increased sediment yield by 4.7-10.1%. {H}owever, simulations showed that land use changes might potentially induce much larger changes in erosion (up to 250%), approximately proportional to the evolution of the extension of badlands.},
  keywords = {{E}rosion plots ; {E}rosion modelling ; {R}unoff ; {S}ediment yield ; {B}adlands ; {C}limate downscaling ; {L}and use change ; {MAROC} ; {HAUT} {ATLAS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}rid {E}nvironments},
  volume = {122},
  numero = {},
  pages = {64--75},
  ISSN = {0140-1963},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.06.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064898},
}