Identifying the effective factors on sediment yield using statistical method, case study: Seyed Abad Basin

Whereas investigation of effective factors in soil erosion and sediment yield, we can`t introduce specific factors basically as a main factors in water erosion. In fact, erosion condition in an area is a result of contract effect of impressive factors collection in erosion. In order to identify the effective factors in soil erosion and sediment yield in Seied Abad Basin, interrill erosion was determined by average intensity (30 min, 10 year: 40 mmhr-1) using rain simulator in 33 plots. Also, factor analysis, multivariate regression, logistic and Scalogram model were used. Using factor analysis (principal component analysis), between 15 effective variables in sediment ratio, six factors were selected. They were runoff coefficient, sand, rocks susceptibility, soil texture and land use that illustrate %82.009 of variation of data (KMO=0.53). The results of multivariate regression model were almost the same with factor analysis and the results of the Scalogram model confirmed this. Finally, runoff volume (0.02), rock susceptibility (0.001) runoff coefficient (0.00005), and sand percentage (0.00002) were effective factors in soil erosion and sediment yield. In this regard, regarding to these factors, we can conduct policy and planning for decreasing soil erosion and sediment yield.