SWAT Literature Database for Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Title:Sediment yield estimation due to changes in land use and cover 
Authors:Galharte, C.A., J.M. Villela and S. Crestana 
Year:2014 
Journal:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agricola e Ambiental 
Volume (Issue):18(2) 
Pages:194-201 
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DOI:10.1590/S1415-43662014000200010 
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Model:SWAT 
Broad Application Category:pollutant only 
Primary Application Category:land use change assessment 
Secondary Application Category:sediment loss and transport 
Watershed Description:Guabirobas Creek located in the municipality of São Carlos, in the state of São Paulo in southeast Brazil 
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Abstract:The processes of land use change and land cover arouse great concern in understanding and better planning to avoid impacts such as loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and contamination of water resources. This paper proposes to estimate the sediment yield scenarios in the watershed of the creek Guabirobas, located in the municipality of São Carlos, SP. For this, the spatial simulation model CLUE-S (Conversion of Land Use and Its Effects at small Extent region) was used, with the goal of generating scenarios for the year 2025 of the study area. Subsequently, the sediment yield was estimated for these scenarios with the help of the simulation model SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). Two scenarios were simulated: expansion of sugarcane and orange. Through the different demands for areas inserting in CLUE-S, it was possible to generate scenarios in the watershed of the creek Guabirobas for the year 2025 and, with the use of SWAT to estimate sediment yield under different land uses and to verify that the crop of sugarcane varieties RB72-454, CTC6 and CTC11 and hybrid of Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus urophylla were more significant. 
Language:Portuguese 
Keywords:changing landscape, agriculture, modeling, simulation, soil erosion