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Table 5 The predicted sediment yield (106 t year−1) with respect to the three SDR equations

From: Prediction of soil erosion and sediment transport in a mountainous basin of Taiwan

Sub-basin

Gross erosion (A)

SY1

SY2

SY3

1510H050

8.30

5.07

4.73

7.41

1510H079

46.15

17.88

18.61

36.28

1510H049

52.77

20.33

21.19

42.97

1510H075

284.05

69.05

80.39

179.22

1510H063

352.93

78.40

93.28

216.59

1510H057

429.71

86.05

104.97

246.06

  1. Gross erosion (A) is obtained from the annual average soil erosion rate for 2005, 2011, and 2019 by using the RUSLE model; SY1,2,3 values are obtained from the RUSLE and SDR1,2,3 equations, respectively
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