Modelagem de erosão em voçoroca de base física em bacia hidrográfica semiárida

Abstract

Gullies are responsible for major contribution in the sediment yield from watersheds in global scale, when occurs. However, due to complexity of their formation processes, this study are not simple, but is necessary to develop and apply the matemathical modelling in physical bases gully formation process. Therefore, this work had the objectives to evaluate the applicability of gully erosion models of Foster and Lane (1983), Sidorchuk (1999; 2005), as well as the dynamic headcuts formation by Flores-Cervantes et al. model (2006), to gully erosion processes from the Exu River watershed, Brazil. So, were applied the folows increasing flows in pre-formed channels under the soil of the Exu River watershed (20,66; 40,22; 60,2 e 79,3 L min-1). The Foster and Lane and Sidorchuk models showed closed values to channels width, however, they were not estimated very well to depth channel, although the Sidorchuk model have been better beteween them to depth estimates. The Sidorchuk model had showed highest value to sinsitivity analysis, while the Flores-Cervantes model had the lowest values. Among the three gully erosion models used, the Foster and Lane Model was the best for both performance and sensitivity analysis.