From soil loss to sediment delivery: GeoAI-enhanced RUSLE modeling of erosion and sediment dynamics in a hyper-arid watershed
In the delineated watershed containing Wadi Samnan near Az Zulfi, Saudi Arabia, soil erosion is a local management concern because sparse vegetation, erodible sandy surface materials, escarpment-influenced terrain, and episodic rainfall events can concentrate runoff and sediment movement along wadi channels and drain...