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Evaluation of the impact of the Gully Land Consolidation Project on runoff under extreme rainfall

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Abstract Extreme rainfall is an important driver of soil erosion and land damage. The Gully Land Consolidation program (GLCP) was first launched in 2011 as a major land reclamation practice to increase farmland in the Loess Plateau of China. Studying the impact of artificial projects on hydrology can help humans to respond to the various water issues, but the assessment of the effects of the GLCP on extreme rainfall‐induced water runoff at watershed scale is currently lacking. Our study used the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) to evaluate the influence of the GLCP at different locations and areas on water runoff under extreme rainfall events in the Yanhe watershed. Results showed that: (1) the GLCP can improve the interception of surface runoff, with interception efficiency in downstream of the watershed approximately twice that at midstream and entire watershed as well as seven‐times that at the upstream; (2) when GLCP measures are evenly distributed in a watershed, as the area of GLCP increases from 76.40?km2 (1% of watershed area) to 382.01?km2 (5%), the interception of surface runoff increases by 0.77?mm; (3) and the GLCP can increase soil infiltration and groundwater recharge. This research is expected to provide insights into the optimized layout of the GLCP at watershed scale. Correspondingly, policymakers can refer to this information in developing policies on the sustainable use of land.

extreme rainfallGully Land Consolidation ProjectLoess PlateaurunoffSWAT toolSWAT‐terrace

Shaobo Long、Jianen Gao、Hui Shao、Youcai Kang、Zhe Gao、Zihao Guo、Xingchen Zhang、Lu Wang

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Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University

University of Guelph

Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources

College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University

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2022

10.1002/ldr.4284

Land Degradation and Development

Land Degradation and Development

EI
ISSN：1085-3278
年,卷(期)：2022.33(15)
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