Publications by authors named "Anu David Raj"
Environ Monit Assess
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Land degradation in the Himalayan ecosystem is worsening, leading to significant soil nutrient loss and erosion challenges, affecting both local crop productivity and larger environmental systems like reservoirs.
- The study aimed to assess variations in soil erodibility (K factor) across various land uses by utilizing a Random Forest machine learning model, based on data collected from the Tehri dam catchment.
- Findings highlighted that environmental factors like geology and climate significantly affect the K factor, with the average value being 0.0304, and higher erodibility was linked to barren land and cultivated soils, particularly in snow-covered regions.
