• Spatial Information Research
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• v.14 no.4 s.39
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• pp.363-377
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• 2006

Mean annual soil loss was calculated and critical soil erosion areas were identified for the Congaree River Basin in South Carolina, USA using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model. In the RUSLE model, the mean annual soil loss (A) can be calculated by multiplying rainfall-runoff erosivity (R), soil erodibility (K), slope length and steepness (LS), crop-management (C), and support practice (P) factors. The critical soil erosion areas can be identified as the areas with soil loss amounts (A) greater than the soil loss tolerance (T) factor More than 10% of the total area was identified as a critical soil erosion area. Among seven subwatersheds within the Congaree River Basin, the urban areas of the Congaree Creek and the Gills Creek subwatersheds as well as the agricultural area of the Cedar Creek subwatershed appeared to be exposed to the risk of severe soil loss. As a prototype model for examining future effect of human and/or nature-induced changes on soil erosion, the RUSLE model customized for the area was embedded into ESRI ArcGIS ArcMap 9.0 using Visual Basic for Applications. Using the embedded model, users can modify C, LS, and P-factor values for each subwatershed by changing conditions such as land cover, canopy type, ground cover type, slope, type of agriculture, and agricultural practice types. The result mean annual soil loss and critical soil erosion areas can be compared to the ones with existing conditions and used for further soil loss management for the area.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.124-128
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• 2011

토양유실 모델링의 중요한 입력자료인 강우침식인자는 분석자료, 호우사상의 분류, 강우 운동에너지식의 적용, 30분 최대 강우강도의 산정방법 등에 따라 연구자별로 결과값이 달라질 수 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 다양한 강우 운동에너지식에 따른 (R)USLE의 강우침식인자(R factor) 값의 차이와 정도를 비교 분석하기 위한 것이다. 이를 위해서 기상청으로부터 서울 지점에 대한 1960∼1999년 기간의 1분 단위 강우자료를 이용하여 5가지 강우 운동에너지식에 따른 강우침식인자를 각각 계산하였으며, 그 값을 비교 분석하였다. 연구결과 Wischmeier와 Smith(1978)의 강우 운동에너지식을 적용한 강우침식인자 값이 가장 크게 나타났고, Brown과 Foster(1987)의 식을 적용한 값이 이에 비해 약 10%, 노재경과 권순국(1984)의 식을 적용한 값이 약 20% 작게 평가되는 것으로 나타났다. 국내에서 개발된 유일한 강우 운동에너 지식인 노재경과 권순국(1984)의 강우 운동에너지식을 적용한 서울 지점의 강우침식인자는 6988.9MJmm/ha/hr/yr이었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.862-865
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• 2012

유사량은 하천의 단면을 단위시간 동안 통과하는 토사의 양을 의미하며, 하천 구조물의 설계 및 유지관리를 위한 기본자료로 활용된다. 유사량은 하천 유역의 지형적인 특성과 기상요소에 영향을 받으며, 이를 규명하기 위한 많은 연구들이 수행되어 왔다. GIS기반의 유사량 예측모델로서 국내에서는 개정범용토양유실공식과 유사운송비(Sediment Delivery Ratio)를 이용하여 유역단위 유사량을 예측하는 연구가 이루어져왔다. Gavrilovi$\acute{c}$ 모델은 유역의 총 연유사량을 예측하고 토양침식의 정도를 정량화할 수 있는 경험적 모형으로 지질 및 토양, 지형조건, 기후인자(연평균 강우량, 연평균 온도), 토지이용의 6가지 입력변수로 구성되어 있다. 본 연구는 Gavrilovi$\acute{c}$ 모델의 국내 적용성을 검토하기 위한 것으로서, 왕숙천 유역을 대상으로 Gavrilovi$\acute{c}$ 모델을 적용하여 유사량을 산정해본 결과, 실측값을 약 20% 내외로 비교적 근사하게 추정할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.603-610
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• 2000

Climate factors such as rainfall, temperature, wind, humidity, and solar radiant heat affect soil erosion. Among those factors, rainfall influences soil erosion to the most extent. The kinetic energy of rainfall breaks away soil particles and the water flow caused by the rainfall entrains and transport them downstream. In order to estimate soil erosion, therefore, it is important to determine the rainfall erosivity. In this study, the annual average Rainfall Erosivity(R) in Korea, an important factor of the Universal Soil Loss Equation(USLE) and Revised Equation(RUSLE), has been estimated using the nationwide rainfall data from 1973 to 1996. For this estimation, hourly rainfall data at 53 meterological stations managed by the Meterological Agency was used. It has been found from this study that the newly computed values for R are slightly larger than the existing ones. It would be because this study is based on the range of rainfall data that is longer in period and denser in the number of gauging stations than what the existing result used. The final result of this study is shown in the form the isoerodent map of Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.114-114
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• 2016

토양유실에 영향을 미치는 기후 인자로는 강우, 기온, 바람, 습도 및 태양열 복사 등이 있다. 이들 중 강우는 토양침식에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 인자로 토립장의 이탈로 인한 토양침식을 유발한다. 토양침식을 예측하는데 있어 강우의 영향을 나타내는 지표의 설정은 매우 중요하다. 이러한 강우침식인자는 각 강우사상에 대한 강우에너지와 30분 최대 강우강도의 곱의 합으로 정의된다. 강우침식도를 정확하게 계산하기 위해서는 다년간 측정된 분단위 강우자료가 필요하며, 강우자료 획득의 제한과 강우의 분류 및 계산과정 등이 복잡하여 실무적으로 산정하기 어려운 점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 1분 상세강우자료를 이용하여 개정범용토양유실공식(RUSLE)의 강우침식도 R의 추정을 위해 2001년부터 2015년까지 15년간 전국 61개 기상청 관측소의 강우 자료를 수집하여 지점별로 새롭게 계산한 연 강우침식도 및 경험식을 산정하였으며 남한전체($99,720km^2$)를 대상으로 연 강우침식량의 공간분포맵을 작성하였다. 지점별 산정된 경험식은 연평균 강우량과 1분 강우자료로부터 산정된 강우침식도와의 상관관계로 회귀식을 도출하였다. 1분 강우자료로 계산된 강우침식도와 연평균 강우량의 상관관계로부터 도출된 경험식과의 결정계수($R^2$, determination coefficient)는 0.70 ~ 0.98로 높은 상관관계를 나타냈으며 또한, 기존의 국내에서 적용된 경험식과 비교하여 평균 $R^2$가 0.59에서 0.80로 실측값과의 정확성이 높게 개선됨을 알 수 있다.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.199-206
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• 2004

Factors of universal soil loss equation, USLE, and its revised version, RUSLE for Korean soils were reevaluated to estimate the national scale of soil loss based on digital soil maps. Rainfall erosivity factor, R, of 158 locations of cities and counties were spacially interpolated by the inverse distance weight method. Soil erodibility factor, K, of 1321 soil phases of 390 soil series were calculated using the data of soil survey and agri-environmental quality monitoring. Topographic factor, LS, was estimated using soil map of 1:25,000 scale with soil phase and land use type. Cover management factor, C, of major crops and support practice factor, P, were summarized by analyzing the data of lysimeter and field experiments for 27 years (1975-2001) in the National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology. R factor varied between 2322 and 6408 MJ mm $ha^{-1}$ $yr^{-1}$ $hr^{-1}$ and the average value was 4276 MJ mm $ha^{-1}$ $yr^{-1}$ $hr^{-1}$. The average K value was evaluated as 0.027 MT hr $MJ^{-1}$ $mm^{-1}$. The highest K factor was found in paddy rice fields, 0.034 MT hr $MJ^{-1}$ $mm^{-1}$, and K factors in upland fields, grassland, and forest were 0.026, 0.019, and 0.020 MT hr $MJ^{-1}$ $mm^{-1}$, respectively. C factors of upland crops ranged from 0.06 to 0.45 and that of grassland was 0.003. P factor varied between 0.01 and 0.85.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.130-145
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• 2016

Soil erosion processes are affected by weather factors, such as rainfall, temperature, wind, and humidity. Among these factors, rainfall directly influences soil erosion by breaking away soil particles. The kinetic energy of rainfall and water flow caused by rain entrains and transports soil particles downstream. Therefore, in order to estimate soil erosion, it is important to accurately determine the rainfall erosivity factor(R) in RUSLE(Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation). The objective of this study is to evaluate the average annual R using 14 years(2002~2015) of 1 minute rainfall data from 55 KMA(Korea Meteorological Administration) weather stations. The R results from 1 min rainfall were compared with previous R studies using 1 h rainfall data. The determination coefficients($R^2$) between R calculated using 1 min rainfall data and annual rainfall were 0.70-0.98. The estimation of 30 min rainfall intensity from 1 min rainfall data showed better $R^2$ results than results from 1 h rainfall data. For estimation of physical spatial rain erosivity(R), distribution of annual rainfall was estimated by IDW(Inverse Distance Weights) interpolation, taking elevation into consideration. Because of the computation burden, the R calculation process was programmed using the python GUI(Graphical User Interface) tool.