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Erosion Model Sensitivity to Land Cover Inputs: Case Study of the Dubracina Catchment, Croatia

The Dubračina catchment in Croatia experiences high levels of sediment erosion due to a combination of geological and topographical factors combined with high levels or rainfall and varied land cover characteristics. This paper assesses the sensitivity of the Gavrilović Erosion Potential Method to different land cover/use inputs with different spatial characteristics. We conclude that volume and spatial distribution of eroded material is best predicted when land cover derived from Landsat 8 imagery is utilised.

erosion modelling; sensitivity analysis; land use

Istraživanje je provedeno na Sveučilištu u Lancasteru, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, te financijski poduprto stipendijom zaklade The British Scholarship Trust. Istraživanje je provedeno u sklopu bilateralnog hrvatsko-japanskog projekta “Risk identification and Land-Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia”, te “Hydrology of Sensitive Water Resources in Karst” (114-0982709-2549) financiranog od strane Ministarstva Znanosti, Obrazovanja i Športa Republike Hrvatske.