In this study, the existing empirical models for sediment management for ungauged watersheds in South Korea developed in 2019 were updated. The existing models were developed based on the Universal Soil Loss Equation structure with domestic river sediment data obtained from 2005 to 2014 and watershed characteristic values. To update the models, the specific degradation (SD) value was calculated first in the same way as the existing method by adding sediment measurement and daily discharge data obtained from 2015 to 2020. The calculated SD values with recent data decreased compared with the past and differed from the results predicted using the existing models and the watershed characteristics investigated in this study. For this reason, the existing models were updated using the latest watershed characteristics and SD values. The root-mean-square error values of the existing models, which ranged from 131 to 90 tons/km2·year, decreased to 102 to 62 tons/km2·year in the updated models with the same structures. Multicollinearity was tested to evaluate the reliability of the updated models, and a new 95% prediction interval for usability was estimated. In addition, quantitative changes in the future sediment load of domestic rivers were analyzed using the future rainfall data obtained from climatic change scenarios and the watershed area. The results of this study reconfirmed that periodic updates are required for the existing empirical models. It is expected that the empirical models will be used in various ways, such as for the prediction of future sediment loads for river sediment management.


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    Title :

    Update of Empirical Models for Predicting Specific Degradation in South Korea and Future Sediment Management Considering Climate Change


    Additional title:

    KSCE J Civ Eng


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2024-01-01


    Size :

    11 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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