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MDPI AG

An Index for Snowmelt-Induced Landslide Prediction for Zavoj Lake, Serbia

In February 1963, a huge landslide (ca. 1,950,000 m3) blocked the Visočica River and, thus, formed Zavoj Lake. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the importance of snowmelt in relation to landslide occurrence and to define the critical climatic conditions that may trigger massive winter landslides. We used monthly precipitation and average monthly maximum temperature data from meteorological and precipitation stations in the Visočica River basin (Dojkinci) and in the immediate...

Download 2024 Manfred Mudelsee , Milica G. Radaković , Randall J. Schaetzl , Rastko Marković , Aleksandar Antić , Velibor Spalevic , Miloš Marjanović , Jugoslav Nikolić , Biljana Basarin , Slobodan B. Marković , ... Pogledajte sve

MDPI AG

Assessment of the Erosion and Outflow Intensity in the Rif Region under Different Land Use and Land Cover Scenarios

The port of Tangier Med is essential due to its strategic location, as it is an important trading center linking Europe, North America, and Africa. However, the increased rates of downstream sediment transportation put pressure on the sustainable future of the port. Thus, assessing the existing erosion rates and future improvement scenarios is imperative for planning sustainable management at the catchment level. We utilize the Erosion Potential Model (EPM) combined with the Intensity of Erosion...

Download 2024 Said Courba , Abdessalam Ouallali , Mohamed Beroho , Artan Hysa , Alban Kuriqi , Hamza Briak , Velibor Spalevic , Youssef Bammou , Mourad Aqnouy , Shuraik Kader

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Loess and geotourism potential of the Braničevo District (NE Serbia): From overexploitation to paleoclimate interpretation

Abstract The use of loess as a resource for paleoclimatic research is quite well established. In Serbia, a significant number of loess sequences have been preserved in old brickyards. The results of the previously conducted research indicate extremely valuable data that enable a better understanding of the mid- to late Pleistocene climatic evolution in this part of Europe, as well as human dispersal from Africa to Europe via the so-called Danubian migration corridor. The aim of this...

Download 2023 Nemanja Tomić , Milica G. Radaković , Rastko Marković , Aleksandar Antić , Velibor Spalevic , Miloš Marjanović , Zoran M. Perić , Milica Kostadinović , Slobodan B. Marković , Oliver Momčilović

MDPI AG

Soil Erosion Assessment Using the Intensity of Erosion and Outflow Model by Estimating Sediment Yield: Case Study in River Basins with Different Characteristics from Cluj County, Romania

As the fertile topsoil is constantly washed away and agricultural production is decreased, soil erosion is a serious environmental issue that affects the entire planet. All river basins experience changes in land use that affect sediment dynamics, soil erodibility, and hydrologic response. The main reason for the faster erosion rates is frequently attributed to those alterations. In the current study, the Intensity of Erosion and Outflow (IntErO) model was used to estimate the sediment yield and...

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MDPI AG

Modelling Water Erosion and Mass Movements (Wet) by Using GIS-Based Multi-Hazard Susceptibility Assessment Approaches: A Case Study—Kratovska Reka Catchment (North Macedonia)

Kratovska Reka is a short (17.3 km) left tributary of Kriva Reka, whose watershed (68.5 km2) is located on the northwestern slopes of the Osogovo Mountains (North Macedonia). Due to the favorable natural conditions and anthropogenic factors, the Kratovska Reka catchment is under a high risk of natural hazards, especially water erosion and landslide occurrences. For this reason, the paper presents an approach of modelling of potential erosion and areas susceptible to the above-mentioned hydro-meteorological...

Download 2023 Velibor Spalevic , Slobodan B. Marković , Tin Lukić , Ivica Milevski , Bojana Aleksova

SAGE Publications

The role of fire disturbances, human activities and climate change for long-term forest dynamics in upper-montane forests of the central Dinaric Alps

We present the first high-resolution Holocene pollen, plant-macrofossil, and charcoal records from the upper-montane zone in the central Dinaric Alps. Drawing on these new records from well-dated lacustrine sediments of Zminje Jezero (ca. 1500 m a.s.l.; Montenegro) and on independent chironomid-inferred summer temperatures, we explore long-term ecosystem responses to variations in climate, fire disturbances and land use, as well as legacy effects of past environmental changes. A mixed spruce-fir...

Download 2023 Niccolò Marchi , Renzo Motta , Eleonora Cagliero , Walter Finsinger , Katalin Hubay , Laure Paradis , Mihály Braun , Velibor Spalevic , Zsuzsa Lisztes-Szabó , Milic Curovic , ... Pogledajte sve

Research Square Platform LLC

A Practical Approach to Assess the Wildfire Ignition and Spreading Capacities of Vegetated Areas at Landscape-scale

Abstract We bring a practical and comprehensive GIS-based framework to utilize freely available remote sensed datasets to assess wildfire ignition probability and spreading capacities of vegetated landscapes. The study area consists of the country-level scale of the Romanian territory, characterized by a diversity of vegetated landscapes threatened by the consequences of climate change. We utilize the Wildfire Ignition Probability/ Wildfire Spreading Capacity Index (WIPI/ WSCI). WIPI/ WSCI...

Download 2021 Artan Hysa , Alban Kuriqi , Velibor Spalevic , Paul Sestras , Branislav Dudic , Ștefan Bilașco , Sanda Roșca

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Soil losses in the State of Rondônia, Brazil

ABSTRACT: In the state of Rondônia, deforestation, and inadequate soil use and management have intensified the water erosion process, causing degradation of agricultural land. Modeling is a tool that can assist in the adoption of targeted and effective measures for soil and water conservation in the region. In this context, the objective of the research was to model soil losses due to water erosion in the state of Rondônia using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). The parameters related...

Download 2021 Velibor Spalevic , Ronaldo Luiz Mincato , Guilherme Henrique Expedito Lense , Junior Cesar Avanzi , Taya Cristo Parreiras

Informa UK Limited

Sediment mobilization study on Cretaceous, Tertiary and Quaternary lithological formations of an external Rif catchment, Morocco

Download 2020 Abdelhak Moumou , Abdessalam Ouallali , Mhammad Houssni , Mohamed Moukhchane , Velibor Spalevic , Saskia Keesstra , Habiba Aassoumi