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Effects of spatial resolution of terrain models on modelled discharge and soil loss in Oaxaca, Mexico
Sergio Naranjo
Sustainable Intensification Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico
Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans Ruthenberg
Institute), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
Comisión Nacional del Agua, Dirección Local Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala 90100, Mexico
Francelino A. Rodrigues Jr.
Sustainable Intensification Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico
Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Lincoln University, Christchurch 7674, New Zealand
Georg Cadisch
Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans Ruthenberg
Institute), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
Santiago Lopez-Ridaura
Sustainable Intensification Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico
Mariela Fuentes Ponce
Department of Agricultural and Animal Production, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, Mexico
Carsten Marohn
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans Ruthenberg
Institute), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart 70599, Germany
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Short summary
We integrate a spatially explicit soil erosion model with plot- and watershed-scale characterization and high-resolution drone imagery to assess the effect of spatial resolution digital terrain models (DTMs) on discharge and soil loss. Results showed reduction in slope due to resampling down of DTM. Higher resolution translates to higher slope, denser fluvial system, and extremer values of soil loss, reducing concentration time and increasing soil loss at the outlet. The best resolution was 4 m.
We integrate a spatially explicit soil erosion model with plot- and watershed-scale...