Taher, M., Etebaai, I., Lamgharbaj, M., Ed-Dakiri, S., Omar, M., Tawfik, A. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Water Soil Erosion Assessment Methods: A Case Study of The Boudinar Watershed, Morocco. , 23(2), 1289-1311. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.159304.1657
M. Taher; I. Etebaai; M. Lamgharbaj; S. Ed-Dakiri; M. A. Omar; A. Tawfik. "Comparative Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Water Soil Erosion Assessment Methods: A Case Study of The Boudinar Watershed, Morocco". , 23, 2, 2025, 1289-1311. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.159304.1657
Taher, M., Etebaai, I., Lamgharbaj, M., Ed-Dakiri, S., Omar, M., Tawfik, A. (2025). 'Comparative Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Water Soil Erosion Assessment Methods: A Case Study of The Boudinar Watershed, Morocco', , 23(2), pp. 1289-1311. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.159304.1657
Taher, M., Etebaai, I., Lamgharbaj, M., Ed-Dakiri, S., Omar, M., Tawfik, A. Comparative Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Water Soil Erosion Assessment Methods: A Case Study of The Boudinar Watershed, Morocco. , 2025; 23(2): 1289-1311. doi: 10.32649/ajas.2025.159304.1657

Comparative Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Water Soil Erosion Assessment Methods: A Case Study of The Boudinar Watershed, Morocco

Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Volume 23, Issue 2, December 2025, Pages 1289-1311    PDF (2.87 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.32649/ajas.2025.159304.1657
Authors
M. Taher* ; I. Etebaai; M. Lamgharbaj; S. Ed-Dakiri; M. A. Omar; A. Tawfik
Laboratory for Research and Development in Applied Geosciences, Faculty of Science and Technology of Tanger, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco
Abstract
Soil erosion is a major natural hazard in the Mediterranean Rif mountainous, leading to dam siltation, land degradation, and other environmental and economic problems. The eight thematic areas selected in this study for water soil erosion mapping were rainfall, lithology, LULC, slope, soil, soil (USLE), NDVI, and temperature. The analysis of the spatial distribution of the classes within the qualifying soil erosion maps indicates that PAP/RAC is the most convincing, while EPM is the most effective for quantifying models. Field validation confirmed the accuracy and consistency of the PAP/RAC model with the observed data, reinforcing its reliability for capturing erosion processes in the Boudinar basin and highlighting areas for potential improvement in future modeling efforts. To address soil erosion in the basin, the use of the EPM model to estimate average annual soil erosion and PAP/RAC to generate a potential erosion map is recommended
Keywords
Basin; Rif; Soil erosion; Water erosion; Soil erosion models
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