CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-15DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108380
{"title":"Cascading effects of human activities and ENSO on the water quality of Poyang Lake in China","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108380","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108380","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aquatic environment in lake ecosystems is greatly affected by human activities and global climate change, while studies on the cascading effects on water environments using a holistic approach are scarce. We employed generalized least squares (GLS) modeling to assess the annual trends in water quality of Lake Poyang from 1983 to 2018 and found that total nitrogen (TN), ammonia nitrogen (NH<sub>4</sub>), and the chemical oxygen demand (COD<sub>Mn</sub>) increased, while total phosphorus (TP) showed no significant changes. Moreover, Cross-correlation function analyses demonstrated that following the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) operation, the influence of human activities, such as grain yield per unit area (GYP) and urban population (Upop), on water quality became more pronounced, while the role of regional meteorological factors like the monthly maximum value of daily minimum temperature (TNX) decreased. Generalized multilevel path models (GMPMs) revealed that human activities (GPY, Upop, fertilizer application) as well as climate (El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), meteorology) affected the water quality variables directly or indirectly via the hydrology (sediment discharge, water level). Thus, hydrology dominated the changes in TP (31.6 %) and TN (25.2 %), while human activities controlled the changes in NH<sub>4</sub> (17.9 %) to a higher extent and meteorology the changes in COD<sub>Mn</sub> (21.3 %). By contrast, ENSO exerted a relatively weak control on the water quality variables. Our results highlighted that regional meteorology as well as hydrology strongly modified the cascading effects of ENSO and human activities on water quality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-15DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108366
{"title":"Uncovering nitrogen accumulation in a large mixed land-use catchment: Implications for national-scale budget studies and environmental management","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108366","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108366","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Accurately quantifying the location and extent of nitrogen accumulation is crucial for mitigating its severe impacts on climate and the environment. Here we estimated a spatial total N budget and its input/output fluxes from different land uses on a 1 km<sup>2</sup> grid scale across the whole of a large, mixed land use catchment (Trent, UK). With a long history of water quality monitoring, the Trent catchment provides a unique and ideal test bed for developing a detailed nitrogen budget and determining where N accumulation occurs. In 2015, a significant 35 (±5) ktonnes N accumulation was found, with 31 % of the area acting as a net source and 69 % as a net sink. The spatial budget ranged from −16 (±5) to 45 (±7) tonnes N/km<sup>2</sup>/year. Using this budget, we identified N accumulation and loss areas under diverse land uses and conducted strategic soil sampling and C/N analysis. Notably, grassland subsoil exhibited nitrogen buildup compared to arable land, spotlighting intricate land use, nitrogen, and soil dynamics. The study emphasizes the need for targeted nutrient management to prevent potential environmental repercussions linked to subsoil nitrogen accumulation, especially in grassland contexts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816224005630/pdfft?md5=75a04ef041456f4b86caf411477a29ea&pid=1-s2.0-S0341816224005630-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-14DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108391
{"title":"Integrating calibrated PTFs and modified OpenKarHydro framework to map the responses of ecohydrological processes to climate change across the Loess Plateau","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Climate change is exacerbating the risk of soil water stress, soil erosion and ecological degradation in the Loess Plateau (CLP). However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of ecohydrological processes, including soil water balance (SWB), soil erosion (SE) and vegetation net primary productivity (NPP), in response to climate change remain isolated and ambiguous. Additionally, existing studies often rely on limited measured data from specific watersheds with particular land use/cover types to establish the pedotransfer functions (PTFs) for single soil hydraulic parameter (SHP). There is a notable lack of comprehensive studies that explore PTFs encompassing all SHPs applicable to the entire CLP, predict the spatiotemporal response of ecohydrological processes to climate change, and identify future risk periods and regions for SWB, SE, and NPP. To address these gaps, we first screened the PTFs applicable for the whole CLP, and then projected the spatiotemporal dynamics of ecohydrological processes from 2020 to 2030 under CMIP6 scenarios by integrating the PTFs with the OpenKarHydro, RUSLE, and CASA model, and finally classified the soil water content, SE and NPP to identify their risk periods and regions. The results showed that the PTFs achieved satisfactory accuracy, with <em>RMSEs</em> for <em>Ks</em>, <em>θs</em>, <em>θr</em>, <em>α</em>, <em>n</em>, <em>θfc</em> and <em>θw</em> being 2.682, 0.109, 0.016, 0.111, 0.897, 0.060 and 0.058, <em>BIASs</em> of 1.365, 0.182, 0.012, 0.031, 0.214, 0.057 and 0.048, <em>R<sup>2</sup></em>s of 0.445, 0.500, 0.430, 0.400, 0.694, 0.453 and 0.453, and <em>NSEs</em> of 0.645, 0.737, 0.874, 0.349, 0.567, 0.756 and 0.458, respectively. SE decreased significantly from 2020 to 2030, with an average annual rate of −6.18 %. Soil water storage decreased significantly between 2020 and 2030, and declining from southeast to northwest. The proportion of area in the wet zone decreased by 4 %, while the proportion of area in the dry zone increased by 11.9 % from 2020 to 2030. The average NPP in 2020–2030 is 320.07 gC·m<sup>−2</sup>·a<sup>−1</sup>, with the largest in summer and smallest in winter, and decreasing from southeast to northwest. The NPP increased significantly in 2020–2030, with average annual value and rate of 19.61 gC·m<sup>−2</sup>·a<sup>−1</sup> and 70.84 %, respectively. The NPP increased significantly in spring, summer and autumn, but remained stable in winter. This investigation bridges the gap between existing soil properties, missing SHPs, the strong regional applicability of PTFs, and isolated ecohydrological processes. It is promises to provide valuable insights into the response to climate change in the CLP and another water-limited regions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-14DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108383
{"title":"Divergent response of upper layer soil organic and inorganic carbon to biotic and abiotic factors in afforestation by aerial seeding in desert, China","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108383","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108383","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In arid lands, soil inorganic carbon (SIC) is as important as soil organic carbon (SOC), and both of was governing by climate, vegetation, soil properties and human activities. However, there has been limited focus on the relative importance of abiotic and biotic factors in governing content of SOC and SIC in desert. To address this gap, we determine the variations of upper layer (0–20 cm) SOC and SIC content and their controlling factors following the nearly 40 years afforestation by aerial seeding in the edge of the Tengger Desert, China. The results showed that upper layer SIC was rapidly increased in the first 10 years and subsequently stabilized at 2.0 g kg<sup>−1</sup>, when it was about twice of SOC. The correlation and random forest analysis indicated that soil physicochemical properties, including clay and silt content, calcium, available kalium, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen and phosphorus, have higher correlation with SOC than the other properties. In contrast, calcium and bacterial richness indexes (ACE and Chao1) were found to be crucial in determining the variation of SIC. Similarly, the structural equation model and variance partitioning analysis illustrated that soil physicochemical properties and microbial diversity have different effects on SOC and SIC. Furthermore, the linear mixed-effects model determined that soil physicochemical properties and microbial diversity have relative effects of 70.38 % and 29.62 % on variation of SOC, and of 19.91 % and 80.09 % on variation of SIC, respectively. In conclusion, our study demonstrates the divergent response of SOC and SIC to biotic and abiotic factors, and underscores the significance of bacterial richness in determining SIC in desert with enriched calcium and alkali. Our findings provide an improved understanding between soil carbon and biotic factors after plantation in desert.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108389
{"title":"Greater variation of soil organic carbon in limestone- than shale-based soil along soil depth in a subtropical coniferous forest within a karst faulted basin of China","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Lithology strongly influences soil microbial traits and edaphic factors and in turn soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. However, the effect of lithology on microbial traits, edaphic factors and resulting SOC physical fractions variation along soil depth remains inadequately understood in karst faulted basin of China. This understanding is critical for improving SOC stability. By separating SOC into labile particulate organic carbon (POC) and stable mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) over karst limestone and non-karst shale soil in a subtropical coniferous forest, we aimed to assess potential regulatory mechanisms underlying lithology-associated SOC stability variations across soil depth by integrating soil nutrients, mineralogical characteristics, and microbial traits. We found that SOC and its fractions were higher in limestone than in shale soil, which implying vegetation restoration effects on SOC and its fractions partly depending on lithology. Additionally, we found that the effects of soil depth on SOC and its fractions were greater in limestone soils than shale soils, and the ratios of MAOC to SOC (MAOC:SOC) and MAOC to POC (MAOC:POC) show a opposite trend in response to soil depth between two the lithologies. Variation partitioning and random forest analyses revealed that among multiple factors, the variation of SOC stability assessed via MAOC:SOC was mainly explained by microbial traits than soil nutrients and mineral properties. Contrast to soil depth, structural equation modeling analyses showed that lithology was the primary factor controlling the SOC stability when microbial traits, soil nutrients and mineralogical characteristics were controlled as conditional variables. Overall, these results highlight the crucial role of lithology in regulating the SOC stability along soil depth, which improve our understanding and management of soil carbon (C) pool in karst faulted basin of southwest China.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142172916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108398
{"title":"The impact of sampling depths on quantification of soil organic carbon stock in mangrove environments","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108398","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108398","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Mangroves are among the most productive blue carbon ecosystems, storing large quantities of organic carbon particularly in soils for millennia amidst of the global sea-level change. Despite the many attempts during the last decade to quantify soil organic carbon (SOC) stock of mangroves worldwide, most data remain highly ambiguous because of shallow depth of sampling (<1 m). Using the data extracted from previous studies, here we discuss the importance of sampling deep (>1 m) soil layers for SOC stock estimations. Carbon storage in deeper sediment layers varies notably among mangroves that occur in carbonate and terrigenous sedimentary landscapes. The organic soil material (OSM) layer of mangroves in terrigenous landscapes is often restricted to a depth < 1 m. The mineral soil material (MSM) layer that dominates these profiles may extend beyond 3 m in depth. As deep mangrove sediment layers (>1 m) can harbour SOC stocks ranging from 542.60 ± 43.92 to 1885.72 ± 64.5 Mg OC ha<sup>−1</sup>, sampling only the first metre of the profile can greatly underestimate their C storage potential and ecosystem services. We also find that soil depth distribution functions as a useful tool in predicting deep SOC stock in mangrove environments, particularly when many studies do not sample the entire MSM layer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816224005952/pdfft?md5=abefd8213c4ac505fe387ecd7bec58c3&pid=1-s2.0-S0341816224005952-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142172913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108357
{"title":"Chestnut soil organic carbon is regulated through pore morphology and micropores during the seasonal freeze–thaw process","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108357","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108357","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Soil aggregates are basic structural units in soil organic carbon (SOC) protection. In alpine ecosystems, the seasonal freeze–thaw (FT) process characterizes soil formation and nutrient cycling. However, previous studies were mostly based on simulated FT experiments, which amplified the effects of natural FT processes. And, the regulations of pore structure on SOC protection/loss of aggregates during the FT processes were still not well understood. To investigate the effect of the seasonal FT process on SOC and pore structure of aggregates, as well as the interactions among them, soil samples were selected during a whole seasonal FT cycle, which can be divided into four periods: unstable freezing (UFP), stable frozen (SFP), unstable thawing (UTP), and stable thawed periods (STP). The results demonstrated that freezing increased SOC concentration as the total organic carbon (TOC) content of all aggregate fractions peaked in the SFP (17.46 g/kg on average). The TOC content of aggregates in the UFP dropped to 7.91 g/kg on average, which revealed a dramatic SOC loss after thawing began. Thawing also decreased the proportions of particulate organic carbon (POC) compared with mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC). The highest microbial abundance was also found in the SFP. Freezing promoted the formation of pores > 80 μm while thawing increased the regularity of pore morphology. Pore structure explained 48.77 % of the SOC variance in the thawing period, but only 19.29 % of that in the freezing period. Overall, in the freezing process, soil pore structure impacted the SOC input by mediating pore morphology. In the thawing process, soil pore structure inhibited SOC loss by enhancing the formation of pores < 15 μm. These results demonstrate new perspectives on the soil aggregate microstructure–microbe–SOC interactions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142179698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108367
{"title":"A novel framework for multiple thermokarst hazards risk assessment and controlling environmental factors analysis on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Due to the influence of climate warming, the degradation of permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) has become evident. The formation of thermokarst hazards induced by the degradation of ice-rich permafrost has a significant impact on infrastructure construction and local ecology; therefore, it is necessary to assess its risk. Currently, high-precision and harmonized assessment tools for multiple thermokarst hazards risk assessment are lacking, and the mechanisms governing the environmental interactions of thermokarst hazards have not been fully clarified. In this study, a novel multiple thermokarst hazards risk assessment framework was proposed by combining stacking machine learning and potential environmental factors to assess the risk of thermokarst hazards in the Yangtze River source region (YRSR). In addition, model performance was improved by model optimization. Finally, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess the controlling environmental factors for the thermokarst hazards in the YRSR. The results show that slope and precipitation contribute the most to the modeling accuracy of thermokarst lakes and thaw slumps, respectively. Model optimization improved the base model modeling accuracy by approximately 2 % ∼ 7 %, with XGBoost having the highest sensitivity to model optimization and the highest modeling accuracy. In terms of the ensemble strategy, the stacking model and ensemble model significantly improved the risk mapping accuracy, and the stacking model was better than the ensemble model, with accuracies of 92.39 % and 93.36 % for thermokarst lakes and thaw slumps, respectively. Compared with previous results, the results of this study are more representative of the YRSR. Finally, via SEM, terrain factors and soil factors were identified as controlling environmental factors for the risk of thaw slumps and thermokarst lakes, respectively. This study proposes a high-precision risk assessment method for thermokarst hazards in permafrost regions, and contributes to a deeper understanding of the interaction mechanisms between thermokarst hazards and environmental factors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0341816224005642/pdfft?md5=b8fa1a6ce4403373ca909e8ef5838670&pid=1-s2.0-S0341816224005642-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142230265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108365
{"title":"Magnitude and hotspots of soil erosion types during heavy rainstorm events on the Loess Plateau: Implications for watershed management","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108365","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108365","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the context of climate change, rainstorm events are becoming increasingly frequent. In particular, on the Loess Plateau, heavy rainstorms are the primary cause of soil erosion. This study investigated and analysed different types of soil erosion hotspots and influencing factors in small watersheds under different rainstorm events in different areas of the Loess Plateau. The results indicate that the erosion intensities of rills, gullies, landslides and collapses ranged from 13600-46244, 1982-772201, 1163-172153 t km<sup>-</sup><sup>2</sup> and 1867-94985 t km<sup>-</sup><sup>2</sup>, respectively. Newly constructed terraces exhibited an erosion intensity 1.6 times greater than that of old terraces, while terraces constructed before the rainy season in the current year exhibited an erosion damage intensity 2.6 times greater than that of terraces constructed after the rainy season in the previous year. In addition, under rainstorm conditions, landslides represented the most severe type of erosion in the watersheds, with the maximum amount of erosion accounting for more than 90 % of the total erosion amount, followed by gully or collapse erosion, with the collapse of terrace risers as the main contributor. Slope cultivation land, unpaved roads, terrace risers, and valley slopes below the gully shoulder line were identified as erosion hotspot areas. Rainstorm erosion was significantly influenced by the land use type and slope, which explained 14.2 %-41.5 % and 9.7 %-15.1 %, respectively, of the total variance in erosion intensity. We suggest that soil erosion prevention and control efforts on the Loess Plateau should focus on landslides on valley slopes below gully shoulder lines, followed by gullies on unpaved roads and the collapse of terraced fields. Drainage ditches and water cellars should be constructed above the gully shoulder line and on the inside of roads and terraces, thereby reducing erosion. Our research is crucial for optimizing and adjusting watershed management measures and preventing rainstorm erosion disasters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142230140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CatenaPub Date : 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108379
{"title":"Debris flows analysis through quantitative evaluation of soil depth distribution under limited data","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108379","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.catena.2024.108379","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Soil depth is essential in studying natural disasters such as landslides and debris flow hazards. Despite the importance of soil depth in the mechanism of erosion-entrainment during the debris flow process, research on soil-depth data for analyzing debris flows is limited. Therefore, this study focused on the Gallam-ri area with a watershed of 0.9 km<sup>2</sup> to evaluate the soil depth mapping under limited data and significance of these maps for debris flow simulations. Based on the knocking pole test data, two-dimensional distribution soil depth maps were constructed using the S and Z models, the Kriging method, and a method that applies some values uniformly as the soil depth (U model). The accuracy of soil depth mapping methods was quantitatively evaluated using R<sup>2</sup> and root mean squared error analysis. Since soil depth demonstrated independent patterns with land-surface data, soil depth maps using S and Z models have structural limitations showing R<sup>2</sup> of 0.0003 and 0.002, respectively. The debris flows were analyzed through numerical model Deb2D, and the soil depth most significantly influenced the erosion volume and the damaged area. Analyses using S and U models showed 94 % and 98 % high similarity to the simulation results through the Kriging method, respectively. However, considering overall analyses, the S model was analyzed to be the most stable in constructing soil depth maps and simulating debris flows for ungauged basins.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":9801,"journal":{"name":"Catena","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142167530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}