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Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

versão On-line ISSN 2309-8775
versão impressa ISSN 1021-2019

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SCHULZE, R E  e  SCHUTTE, S. Mapping SCS hydrological soil groups over South Africa at terrain unit spatial resolution. J. S. Afr. Inst. Civ. Eng. [online]. 2023, vol.65, n.4, pp.2-9. ISSN 2309-8775.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8775/2023/v65n4a1.

Given the many users in South Africa of the SCS (Soil Conservation Service) hydrograph-generating technique, which requires key soils information, this paper presents a methodology to develop a detailed map (at the spatial resolution of South Africa's 27 491 terrain units) of the SCS runoff-related soil groups. In order to achieve this objective, background is first provided on the soils context within the SCS technique, as well as on the approaches to defining SCS hydrological soil groups, by assigning SCS soil groups to South African soil series. Steps when mapping SCS soil groups across South Africa at terrain unit spatial resolution are then outlined. This is followed by the presentation and interpretation of the detailed terrain unit level map of SCS soil groups for South Africa. The detailed new map illustrates the finer detail across contributing catchments countrywide now obtained from the terrain unit approach, compared to the previous map of SCS soil groups based only on the coarser soil land types.

Palavras-chave : SCS model; hydrological soil groups; soils terrain units; mapping; hydrograph-generating technique; terrain-unit approach.

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