ANALYSIS OF NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION LOADING IN A SMALL RURAL WATERSHED USING HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGE

  • Park, Jong-Yoon (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Mi-Seon (Dept. of Rural Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Joon (Dept. of Civil & Environmental System Engineering, Konkuk University)
  • Published : 2007.10.31

Abstract

This study is to test the applicability of QuickBird image for non-point source pollution assessment. SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model was adopted and the model was calibrated for a stream watershed of 255.4 $km^2$ Landsat land use data. For model application with QuickBird image, a precise agricultural land use map of 1.16 $km^2$ area located in the upstream watershed was produced by field investigation. The model was run with the combination of land use and soil map scales (1:5,000, 1:25,000 and 1:50,000). The results were compared and analyzed for the contribution of non-point source pollution by the land use scale and contents.

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