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Methodology for Determining Gully Widths in Multi-Temporal Studies in Olive Groves of Southern Spain

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  • Antonio Tomás Mozas-Calvache

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Cartográfica, Geodésica y Fotogrametría, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Julio Antonio Calero González

    (Departamento de Geología, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
    Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias de la Tierra, Energía y Medio Ambiente, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Theo Guerra Dug

    (Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación del Sistema Tierra en Andalucía (IISTA), 23071 Jaén, Spain)

  • Tomas Manuel Fernández del Castillo

    (Departamento de Ingeniería Cartográfica, Geodésica y Fotogrametría, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
    Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias de la Tierra, Energía y Medio Ambiente, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain)

Abstract

This study describes a new methodology for estimating gully widths based on their digitized borders. The procedure adapts a previous method developed to determine the mean displacement between two 3D linestrings, considering them continuously, which represents an advance over conventional approaches. In addition to the calculation of the average horizontal distance, it also considers the calculation of widths by sections of a given length in order to analyze differences in their behavior compared to the results for the entire gully. The method is also adapted to multi-temporal studies to analyze the evolution of the gully by comparing width values from several dates. Application was carried out with a large number of linestrings representing gullies of a wide area of olive groves, which were digitized from orthoimages with 0.5 m resolution of two dates. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method for characterizing gullies and analyzing their evolution between several dates both completely and by sections, allowing the detection of critical areas of gully development. Therefore, these results can be used as input data to improve gully erosion susceptibility maps and to define zones for preventive or corrective actions.

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  • Antonio Tomás Mozas-Calvache & Julio Antonio Calero González & Theo Guerra Dug & Tomas Manuel Fernández del Castillo, 2023. "Methodology for Determining Gully Widths in Multi-Temporal Studies in Olive Groves of Southern Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-15, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:6:p:1161-:d:1160796
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