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ArticleScientific reports2025

Estimating soil erosion utilizing geospatial method and revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) of Abu Ghraibat Watershed, Eastern Misan Governorate, Iraq.

Bashar F Maaroof, Hashim H Kareem, Jaffar H Al-Zubaydi, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mohamed Alkhuzamy Aziz, Dhia Alden A Al-Quraishy, Ban Al-Hasani, Mawada Abdellatif, Iacopo Carnacina, Rayan G Thannoun and 2 more

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Bashar F MaaroofDepartment of Geography, University of Babylon, Hillah, 51001, Babil, Iraq.
Hashim H KareemDepartment of General Sciences, University of Misan, Amarah, 62001, Misan, Iraq.
Jaffar H Al-ZubaydiDepartment of Applied Geology, University of Babylon, Hillah, 51001, Babil, Iraq.
Nadhir Al-AnsariDepartment of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, 97187, Sweden. nadhir.alansari@ltu.se.
Mohamed Alkhuzamy AzizDepartment of Geography, University of Fayoum, Fayoum, 63511, Egypt.
Dhia Alden A Al-QuraishyDepartment of Geography, University of Wasit, Wasit, 52001, Iraq.
Ban Al-HasaniFaculty of Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering and Built Environment Department, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 5UX, UK.
Mawada AbdellatifFaculty of Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering and Built Environment Department, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 5UX, UK.
Iacopo CarnacinaFaculty of Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering and Built Environment Department, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 5UX, UK.
Rayan G ThannounRemote Sensing Center, University of Mosul, Mosul, 6231, AZ, Iraq.
Manal Sh Al-KubaisiDepartment of Geology, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, 10001, Iraq.
Sama S Al-MaarofiFaculty of Science, Department of Environmental Sustainability, Lakehead University, 500 University Avenue, Orillia, ON, L3V 0B9, Canada.

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This study examined the synergistic and independent effects of soil properties, vegetation cover, conservation practices, and slope on the spatial distribution characteristics of soil erosion in the Abu-Ghraibat watershed in 2024. Soil samples have been collected and analyzed in the laboratory, along with high-resolution satellite imagery, meteorological data, and digital elevation model (DEM) data. The findings indicate that soil erosion in the Abu-Ghraibat watershed in 2024 was minimal, with a progressively increasing severity from north to south. In the studied area, grassland accounts for over 50% of soil erosion, with regions with vegetation coverage > 30% as the primary contributors, all of which are influenced by slope. Moreover, the enhancement of vegetation in the lower strata of the basin and in grasslands, especially on slopes ranging from 10° to 45°, along with the conversion of sloping woodlands and grasslands into terraces, has proven an effective strategy for mitigating soil erosion in the Abu-Ghraibat watershed. The present study has demonstrated that the RUSLEGIS integrated model may serve as an effective instrument for quantitatively and spatially mapping soil erosion at the watershed level in the Abu-Ghraibat, while accounting for the provision of landscape services.

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Abu ghraibat watershedGeohazardsGISRUSLESoil degradation

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