Research Article

Geospatial Analysis of Soil Erosion including Precipitation Scenarios in a Conservation Area of the Amazon Region in Peru

Table 2

Comparison of soil loss for the year 2019 and two scenarios with a reduction of and an increase of 15% in annual rainfall for the ACP.

Soil loss (t/ha·yr)
LevelColorValue rangeObserved rainfall (ha)% area(−) 15% rainfall (ha)% area(+) 15% rainfall (ha)% area

Low0.20–50211331.1595687.58172225.3
Medium51–100225133.180611.85239735.2
Considerable101–150141420.834.90.51155422.9
High151–20076711.32.990.04729.110.7
Very high201–250238.33.50.690.01259.93.82
Extreme>25117.570.260.080.001138.82.04
Total680010068001006800100