IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v19y2022i15p9538-d879411.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Regional Potential Wind Erosion Simulation Using Different Models in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Northern China

Author

Listed:
  • Jun Liu

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences/Hebei Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xuyang Wang

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences/Hebei Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Li Zhang

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences/Hebei Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Zhongling Guo

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences/Hebei Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China)

  • Chunping Chang

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences/Hebei Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China)

  • Heqiang Du

    (Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Haibing Wang

    (College of Desert Control and Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010018, China)

  • Rende Wang

    (Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy Sciences/Hebei Engineering Research Center for Geographic Information Application, Shijiazhuang 050011, China)

  • Jifeng Li

    (College of Resource and Environment Sciences/Hebei Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Ecological Construction, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China)

  • Qing Li

    (Institute of Geographical Sciences, Hebei Academy Sciences/Hebei Engineering Research Center for Geographic Information Application, Shijiazhuang 050011, China)

Abstract

Wind erosion is crucial for assessing regional ecosystem services and sustainable development. The Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of northern China (APEC) is a typical region undergoing wind erosion and soil degradation. In this study, the National Wind Erosion Survey Model of China, the Integrated Wind Erosion Modeling System, and the regional versions of the Revised Wind Erosion Equation and Wind Erosion Prediction System were used to evaluate the regional potential wind erosion of the APEC during 2000 and 2012. The results showed that the potential wind erosion predicted by National Wind Erosion Survey Model of China (NWESMC), Revised Wind Erosion Equation (RWEQ), Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS), and Integrated Wind Erosion Modeling System (IWEMS) were significantly related to the observed wind erosion collected from published literature, but the observed data were generally smaller than the predicted values. The average potential wind erosions were 12.58, 25.87, 52.63, and 58.72 t hm −2 a −1 for NWESMC, RWEQ, WEPS, and IWEMS, respectively, while the spatial pattern and temporal trend of annual potential wind erosion were similar for different wind erosion models. Wind speed, soil moisture, and vegetation coverage were the dominant factors affecting regional wind erosion estimation. These results highlight that it is necessary to comprehensively calibrate and validate the selected wind erosion models. A long-term standard wind erosion monitoring network is urgently required. This study can serve as a useful reference for improving wind erosion models.

Suggested Citation

  • Jun Liu & Xuyang Wang & Li Zhang & Zhongling Guo & Chunping Chang & Heqiang Du & Haibing Wang & Rende Wang & Jifeng Li & Qing Li, 2022. "Regional Potential Wind Erosion Simulation Using Different Models in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Northern China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9538-:d:879411
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9538/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9538/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Zhuoli Zhou & Zhuodong Zhang & Wenbo Zhang & Jianyong Luo & Keli Zhang & Zihao Cao & Zhiqiang Wang, 2022. "The Impact of Residences and Roads on Wind Erosion in a Temperate Grassland Ecosystem: A Spatially Oriented Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-15, December.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9538-:d:879411. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.