Mapping of soil erosion susceptibility using advanced machine learning models at Nghe
An, Vietnam
Authors: Chien Quyet Nguyena, Tuyen Thi Tranb, Trang Thanh Thi Nguyenb, Thuy Ha Thi Nguyenc,d, T. S. Astarkhanovad, Luong Van Vuc, Khac Tai Dauc, Hieu Ngoc Nguyene, Giang Hư ơ ng Phamf , Duc Dam Nguyeng, Indra Prakashh and Binh Phamg,*
Journal of Hydroinformatics Vol 00 No 0, 15
: Vol 00 No 0, 1 doi: 10.2166/hydro.2023.327 :
Publishing year: 11/2023
Soil Erosion Susceptibility Mapping (SESM) is one of the practical approaches for managing and mitigating soil erosion. This study applied four
Machine Learning (ML) models namely the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) classifier, AdaBoost, Ridge classifier, and Gradient Boosting classifier
to perform SESM in a region of Nghe An province, Vietnam. The development of these models incorporated seven factors influencing soil
erosion: slope degree, slope aspect, curvature, elevation, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), rainfall, and soil type. These factors
were determined based on 685 identified soil erosion locations. According to SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis, soil type
emerged as the most significant factor influencing soil erosion. Among all the developed models, the Gradient Boosting classifier demonstrated the highest prediction power, followed by the MLP classifier, Ridge classifier, and AdaBoost, respectively. Therefore, the Gradient
Boosting classifier is recommended for accurate SESM in other regions too, taking into account the local geo-environmental factors
gradient boosting classifier, machine learning, grid search, soil erosion, Vietnam