Rk. Misra et Cw. Rose, APPLICATION AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF PROCESS-BASED EROSION MODEL GUEST, European journal of soil science, 47(4), 1996, pp. 593-604
As long-term measurement of erosion is expensive, models are required
to predict spatial and temporal variation in erosion accurately for va
rious land uses and to develop suitable practices for soil conservatio
n. Details of the steady-state, process-based erosion model GUEST are
presented with emphasis on the behaviour and sensitivity of the model
to a fundamental erodibility parameter J. The model is developed to in
terpret temporal fluctuation in sediment concentration from bare soil
in single erosion events. It incorporates the simultaneous effects of
rainfall and runoff and of deposition on sediment concentration. An ex
ample of its application to temporal variation in sediment concentrati
on for varying slopes and soil strengths show reasonable agreement bet
ween the measured data and the limits of sediment concentration predic
ted by the model. Sensitivity analysis indicated the model to be most
sensitive to land slope and a defined sediment characteristic called d
epositability, but not as sensitive to frequency and dimensions of ril
ls.