WEPP细沟剥蚀率模型正确性的理论分析与实验验证

基于物理过程基础上的WEPP土壤水蚀预报模型将坡面侵蚀分为细沟侵蚀和细沟间侵蚀,建立了独立的细沟间模型和细沟模型.其中细沟侵蚀产沙方程从概念上可以预报细沟侵蚀过程,但没经实验或理论验证.该文经过理论分析表明,WEPP模型中的剥蚀率是水流含沙量的线性函数,并由给定的试验条件计算得到了函数中的参数.将理论分析结果和已有的实验结果进行了比较,验证了WEPP中的侵蚀产沙模型.同时将已得到的确定细沟剥蚀率的微分方程代入细沟侵蚀产沙方程并求解,从理论上得到了含沙量随沟长变化的函数关系.将理论分析结果和由实验所得的结果进行了对比,进一步验证了WEPP中的侵蚀产沙模型.该文从细沟剥蚀率和产沙量两方面对WEPP模型中细沟侵蚀产沙模型进行了验证.     

Modelling runoff and soil erosion in logged forests: Scope and application of some existing models

Predictive erosion models are useful tools for evaluating the impact of land-use practices on soil and water properties, and as often used by environmental protection authorities, for setting guidelines and standards for regulation purposes. This study examines the application of three erosion models of varying complexity and design for predicting runoff and soil erosion from logged forest compartments in south eastern Australia. These are: the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE), the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP), and TOPOG, a physically based hydrologic modelling package. Data on rates of soil loss and redistribution collected during a series of large-scale rainfall simulator experiments were used as model input parameters and validation. The models were evaluated in terms of general ease of use, input data requirements and accuracy of process understanding and prediction. Results suggest that in this application the USLE overestimated soil loss, and have the limitation that it does not predict sediment yield or sediment redistribution for specific storm events. When used at the hillslope scale, WEPP and TOPOG have predicted runoff and soil loss reasonably well, particularly on disturbed surfaces such as skid trails. On less disturbed surfaces such as the general harvesting area, both models performed less accurately, generally under-predicting soil loss and sediment yield, notably on sites with low observed values. The complexity and data requirements of WEPP and TOPOG limit their usability as a general-purpose, erosion hazard predicting tool. In terms of process understanding, none of the existing models accurately depict the nature and extent of sediment redistribution quantified in the rainfall simulator experiments. In order to advance the application and accuracy of modelling tools in forestry environments, this redistribution process should be considered integral to the refinement and redevelopment of future models.     

WEPP模型坡面版在黄土丘陵沟壑区的适用性评价--以坡长因子为例

利用安塞试验站1985—1992年的气象观测数据和野外坡长径流小区径流量和土壤侵蚀量监测资料,评价了WEPP模型在黄土丘陵沟壑区不同坡长条件下的适用性。结果表明,在10,20,30和40m这4个坡长条件下,WEPP模型对次降雨、年平均和多年平均径流量的模拟结果略差;而WEPP模型对次降雨和年平均土壤侵蚀量模拟结果较好,无论是模拟值在不同坡长之间的差值,还是模拟值随坡长变化趋势均与实测值接近。WEPP模型对次降雨和年平均径流量模拟的Nash-Sutcliffe有效性ME分别为0.915和0.879;对次降雨和年平均土壤侵蚀量模拟的Nash-Sutcliffe有效性ME分别为0.853和0.758。WEPP对多年平均径流量和侵蚀量的模拟效果可满足要求。I30对WEPP模型模拟次降雨径流量有重要影响,当I30大于0.92mm/min,模型模拟误差较大。WEPP模型对次降雨土壤侵蚀量的模拟与PI30密切相关,当PI30大于129mm2/min时,模型模拟误差较大。∑PI30对WEPP模型模拟年平均径流量和侵蚀量有重要影响,当∑PI30大于150mm2/min时,模拟精度明显下降,且∑PI30对径流模拟的影响明显大于对土壤侵蚀模拟的影响。     

Estimating Sediment Delivery Ratios for Grassed Waterways using WEPP

Grassed waterways (GWWs) transport sediment and nutrients from upland source areas to receiving waters. Watershed planners have a critical need to understand GWW sediment delivery to optimally target source area management practices. Better physically based tools are needed to estimate sediment delivery by GWWs. This study developed several distributed sediment delivery ratio (SDR) regressions for GWWs using the process‐based Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model to provide simple equations to estimate sediment delivery for planning applications. Water Erosion Prediction Project was calibrated and validated for runoff and sediment yield for large 30.2‐ha and smaller 5·7‐ha nested watersheds with terraces and a common GWW outlet. A crop rotation of corn, oat and alfalfa and fall tillage using chisel plow were used in the nested watersheds. A hypothetical management case without terraces using corn, oat and alfalfa rotation with chisel plow as fall tillage was also evaluated for the 5·7‐ha watershed and the GWW. The length, slope, Manning's roughness coefficient and infiltration rate for the GWW were varied and SDRs calculated for 30 representative (in terms of daily rainfall) days over a 20‐year period of simulated climate. Regressions were developed for the existing (terraced) and hypothetical (non‐terraced) management scenarios for early (April–July), late (August–October) and full (April–October) growing seasons. Equations developed for the non‐terrace watershed had higher R ² values compared to the terraced watershed suggesting that channel and rainfall parameters were better able to explain the variation in SDR for the non‐terraced watershed. Manning's roughness coefficient was the most significant parameter for predicting SDR for both the terraced and non‐terraced watersheds. The equations developed here can be used to estimate SDRs for watersheds that are drained via GWWs having similar physical characteristics: slope (1–5%), Mannings's roughness coefficient (0·1–0·3), length (0·15–1 km) and infiltration rate (0·025–25 mm h⁻¹). The SDRs can be used to estimate sediment yield, which is an essential element for making land management decisions but is rarely measured. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Concept and effects of a multi-purpose grassed waterway

Abstract. The concept and the effects of a multi-purpose grassed waterway (GWW) were investigated over an eight year period. A GWW, half of it seeded, the remainder left to natural succession, and an intensive soil consevation system in the fields nearby were established in an agricultural watershed (13.7 ha). This combination minimized the maintenance in the GWW without sward damaging sedimentation. In consequence the GWW, as well as providing safe drainage for surface runoff, also served additional ecological roles. During the experiment it reduced runoff and sediment delivery from the watershed by 39% and 82%, respectively. Moreover it improved biodiversity on the research farm and acted as a refuge for beneficial organisms. Soil mineral nitrogen content decreased by 84% after the installation of the GWW, indicating that although infiltration into the GWW was rapid, the risk of groundwater contamination from leached nitrate was diminished. The agricultural assets and drawbacks of establishing GWWs were also studied. We showed that the economic returns were more likely to be improved than reduced. Creating the GWW by natural succession had some advantages compared to seeding with grass.     

Rangeland hillslope lengths: A case study at the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed,southeastern Arizona

Rangeland hillslopes provide much of the sediment supplied to channel systems and their lengths exert a fundamental constraint on hillslope diffusive processes. However, information regarding lengths of rangeland hillslopes, and how best to estimate them, is limited. In this study, three groups of watersheds (10 in total) were selected from the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed according to their geology, soil and vegetation characteristics. Group 1 watersheds were at lower elevations dominated by shrubs, Group 3 were at high elevations dominated by grass, and Group 2 were mixed shrub and grass. Their hillslope lengths were calculated from 1 m-resolution DEMs using three methods: a flow routing algorithm, slope-area relationships, and inverted relationship with drainage density. Parameters that characterize the current watersheds, including Hack's exponent and coefficient, watershed shape coefficient, channel concavity and steepness, and surface roughness, were quantified and related to hillslope lengths. Results shows: (1) estimated hillslope lengths were different for the three methods and between the three groups of watersheds; (2) hillslope lengths that measured from the flow routing algorithm for the ten selected watersheds primarily ranged from 30 to 100 m, with a median value of 63.0 m, which was 20%–50% greater than those derived from slope-area plots or drainage densities; (3) hillslope lengths estimated from the flow routing method were greater in Group 3 watersheds than in Group 2 and then in Group 1 watersheds. We attributed these differences in hillslope lengths to the historic epeirogenic pulses, watershed and drainage network morphology, and differences in vegetation characteristics; (4) measured hillslope lengths from the flow routing algorithm were best correlated with hillslope relief, then surface roughness, channel steepness and concavity. These results would benefit the applications of hydrological and erosion models in rangelands.     

Modeling soil erosion on steep sagebrush rangeland before and after prescribed fire

Fire in sagebrush rangelands significantly alters canopy cover, ground cover, and soil properties which influence runoff and erosion processes. Runoff can be generated more quickly and in larger volume following fire resulting in increased risk of severe erosion and downstream flooding. The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model was developed to predict erosion on cropland, forest, and rangeland. WEPP is a tool that has potential to model the effect of fire on hillslope hydrological processes and help managers address erosion and runoff risks following fire. Experimental results on a steep (35 to 50% slope) sagebrush site suggest that rill erosion is the dominant erosion process following fire and the WEPP parameterization equations related to the rill erosion process need improvements. Rill detachment estimates could be improved by modifying regression-estimated values of rill erodibility. Also, the interactions of rill width and surface roughness on soil shear stress estimates may also need to be modified. In this paper we report the effects of prescribed fire on runoff, soil erosion, and rill hydraulics and compare WEPP estimated erosion for several modeling options with measured erosion.     

基于水蚀预测模型的红壤坡面侵蚀主要影响因素研究

利用229场侵蚀性自然降雨的小区观测数据,率定并验证了典型红壤坡面水蚀预测(WEPP)模型,并对模型的敏感性检验和弹性系数进行了分析。结果表明,红壤坡面土壤侵蚀对降雨量、雨强、细沟可蚀性、临界剪切力、坡长、坡度等6个输入参数的变化具有强敏感性;地表径流量对降雨量具有强敏感性,对雨强、初始饱和导水率、有效水力传导系数等参数存在弱敏感性。这些参数是影响红壤坡面侵蚀产沙产流的主要因素。     

沟床草被对干热河谷冲沟产沙特性影响的野外模拟试验

金沙江干热河谷冲沟极为发育,水土流失强烈,严重威胁着该区的生态安全和社会经济发展。为探明植被影响径流过程、促进沟床稳定的机理,该研究采用野外放水冲刷试验,研究分析了沟床草被带长度对径流产输沙过程和特征的影响,旨在探明沟床草被影响下径流含沙量和输沙率时空变化规律。结果表明:1)增大草被带长度可有效降低冲沟径流泥沙含量,改变径流泥沙含量的时空分布特征。泥沙含量在时间上呈指数递减趋势,在冲沟径流运动方向上呈增大趋势。沟床草被带越长,泥沙含量在时间上波动性越弱,递减趋势越明显;随沟床草被带长度的增大,径流泥沙含量在沟床径流运动方向上的增大趋势有减缓现象;此外,当草被带长度增加到8 m以后,进一步增加草被带长度对减小径流泥沙含量效果不显著,而对照小区和4 m草被带小区泥沙含量均显著高于草被带长度≥8 m的小区,说明8 m草被带是降低径流泥沙含量的较好配置长度;2)沟床草被带对径流输沙率有减小作用。当草被带长度8 m时,径流输沙率高于草被带8 m的小区,且在时间上呈先增大后急剧减小而后趋于稳定的变化趋势。当草被带长度≥8 m时,径流输沙率在时间上表现出微弱的降低趋势。试验冲沟径流输沙率均值在空间上沿径流运动方向自冲沟上游至其下游表现出增大趋势,但草被带长度对输沙率在冲沟径流运动方向上的增大过程有较大影响。该研究为植被措施控制冲沟侵蚀提供理论依据。     

桂西北喀斯特峰丛不同土地利用方式坡面产流产沙特征

由于缺乏长期定位观测资料,西南喀斯特山区坡地水土流失规律一直不明确,严重影响了该区石漠化综合治理和水土流失防治工作的成效和进程。该文基于13个大型径流小区(宽20m、投影面积>1000m2)5a(2006-2010年)的定位观测资料,分析了桂西北喀斯特峰丛洼地不同利用方式坡面降雨产流规律和地表侵蚀产沙特征。结果表明:观测期内年降雨量为1300～2000mm,无论平水年还是丰水年,不同利用方式坡面次降雨径流系数<5%,地表产流很少,降雨几乎全部入渗。不同利用方式地表侵蚀产沙模数虽有较大差异,但土壤侵蚀以微度(<30t/(km2a))为主,部分甚至只有0～5t/(km2a)。植被类型、土地利用方式对坡面降雨产流的影响较小,但人为干扰会增加地表侵蚀产沙量。该文为喀斯特坡地植被恢复重建和水土流失防治提供参考。     

The influence of rainfall distribution and morphological factors on runoff delivery from dryland catchments in SE Spain

A simplified theoretical model of storm runoff has been combined with analysis of rainfall records to improve understanding of dryland runoff processes in the Guadalentin catchment of SE Spain, and in particular the decrease in runoff fraction with increasing slope length or catchment area.Estimates of storm runoff volumes can be made using a simple runoff threshold, SCS Curve Numbers, or infiltration equations. A modified Green–Ampt equation is applied here to give storm runoff estimates for conditions of constant effective rainfall intensity. This can be seen as both an improvement on estimates made using the simple runoff threshold, although with no additional parameters, and a good approximation to the SCS Curve Number family of rainfall–runoff relationships, providing an improved theoretical basis for the Curve Number approach and an explicit means of linking it to existing soils data on infiltration and surface properties. The frequency distribution of intensities is examined to determine an appropriate effective intensity in relation to slope length, with a duration long enough to allow overland flow to reach the slope base. Hydrologically Similar Surfaces (HYSS) are defined by local runoff characteristics, and the linkage to infiltration allows an explicit comparison with routing over land areas of different area, shape and topography. This provides the basis for up-scaling from at-a-point runoff to runoff from larger areas which are mapped as belonging to the same HYSS class, explicitly allowing for their different topography and size, providing an essential step in up-scaling data on fine-scale surface characteristics to the response of catchment areas. Here we focus on the ways in which catchment area or slope length influence runoff production within a given HYSS class.Characteristics which drive catchment response include (1) variations in intensity over time through a storm (2) areal variations in storm volume. For measured rainfall in the upper Guadalentin catchment, SE Spain, the first of these factors is seen to be the most important for catchments of up to 500 km², and a procedure is suggested for deriving effective rainfalls from recorded intensity data. The rainfall data can then be combined with a HYSS analysis of the soil/land use response, and analyses of catchment network morphology and connectivity to forecast the heterogeneous distribution of ephemeral stream runoff.     

不同植被格局对梁峁坡-沟坡的侵蚀动力作用机制

[目的]探究不同植被格局对梁峁坡—沟坡的侵蚀动力作用机制,为进一步揭示草地坡面侵蚀规律和植被减蚀效应研究提供科学依据。[方法]以梁峁坡—沟坡为研究对象,采用室内降雨模拟降雨和三维激光扫描技术,分析不同植被格局对梁峁坡—沟坡侵蚀动力作用机制。[结果]径流流速和含沙量共同影响着坡面侵蚀动力过程,径流流速是主要影响因素。坡面的侵蚀产沙来源主要位于沟坡内,不同植被格局下梁峁坡与沟坡产沙比例的不同,反映了植被调控侵蚀的范围和强度的不同。草带位于梁峁坡中下部时,不但能够有效降低梁峁坡的侵蚀程度,而且能够有效抑制和减缓沟坡内的径流流速,大幅度降低梁峁坡下部和沟坡内的侵蚀程度。[结论]不同植被格局可以通过影响径流流速和含沙量来调控梁峁坡—沟坡侵蚀动力。     

Field parameterization of an empirical sheetwash transport equation

Specially designed instruments were used to sample surface water and sediment discharge on a set of small hillslopes. The data set produced is unique as it includes simultaneous observations of surface water and sediment discharge, local surface declivity and drainage area at several points over the slope surface, and the precipitation intensity taken a number of times through natural storm events. The data are used to parameterize an empirical sediment transport law, expressing sediment transport as a power function of the local declivity and surface water discharge. A good fit to the observed data is achieved, suggesting that these field techniques may be used to parameterize the equation for different soils. A dynamic catena effect involving surface grain size, local declivity and the form of the sediment transport equation is recognized that may have significant implications for the form of sediment transport and long-term hillslope development.     

Field parameterization of an empirical sheetwash transport equation

Specially designed instruments were used to sample surface water and sediment discharge on a set of small hillslopes. The data set produced is unique as it includes simultaneous observations of surface water and sediment discharge, local surface declivity and drainage area at several points over the slope surface, and the precipitation intensity taken a number of times through natural storm events. The data are used to parameterize an empirical sediment transport law, expressing sediment transport as a power function of the local declivity and surface water discharge. A good fit to the observed data is achieved, suggesting that these field techniques may be used to parameterize the equation for different soils. A dynamic catena effect involving surface grain size, local declivity and the form of the sediment transport equation is recognized that may have significant implications for the form of sediment transport and long-term hillslope development.     

水力梯度影响下WEPP模型估计细沟侵蚀参数的可行性分析

为分析近地表水文条件影响下WEPP(Water Erosion Prediction Project)模型估计细沟可蚀性和临界剪切力的可行性,该研究选取长江中上游地区典型黄壤为研究对象,采用不同水力梯度值模拟饱和/渗流(水力梯度为0、0.71和1.43 m/m)和排水(水力梯度为?0.71和?1.43 m/m)2种近地表水文条件,并设置3个放水流量(0.55、1.58、2.51 L/min),利用"V"形试验土槽测定不同条件下细沟产流产沙,以WEPP模型估算的土壤可蚀性和临界剪切力为计算值。测定增大流量直到侵蚀开始并出现连续不断的土壤颗粒分离时所对应的流量,将基于此流量计算获得的临界剪切力作为实测值。比较临界剪切力计算值与实测值验证WEPP模型估算的可靠性。结果表明,在饱和/渗流条件下,土壤剥蚀率随着冲刷历时的增加逐渐减小;在排水条件下,放水流量为0.55 L/min的土壤剥蚀率随冲刷历时的增加快速减少并逐步稳定,而随着放水流量增大土壤剥蚀率波动的更为剧烈。5个水力梯度平均细沟可蚀性为2.51×10?2 s/m。饱和/渗流条件下细沟可蚀性为3.07×10?2 s/m,是排水条件的1.78倍。除水力梯度为?1.43 m/m时临界剪切力在WEPP模型中的计算值与实测值相符外,在?0.71~1.43 m/m范围内,临界剪切力的计算值均高估了实测值,平均高估了36.85%。临界剪切力实测值与计算值呈指数函数关系(R2=0.77,P0.01)。该研究可为黄壤的侵蚀防治及WEPP细沟侵蚀模型临界剪切力修正提供理论支持和科学指导。     

南方红壤区典型水土流失治理小流域的洪水径流泥沙特征

为探究南方红壤区经长期水土流失治理小流域的水沙特征,该研究收集长汀县朱溪河小流域2017—2020年降雨及洪水水沙数据,通过冗余分析、多元逐步回归方程、含沙量-流量滞回曲线等方法进行分析。结果显示：（1）流域年洪水径流深和泥沙量分别为282.30～892.50 mm和35.80～179.50 t/km²,洪水事件的产沙模数集中在0～20.0 t/km²,但总泥沙量由大于5.0 t/km²的少数事件决定;（2）降雨量、30 mim的最大雨强和降雨侵蚀力是影响洪水径流泥沙的主要降雨特征,对径流、泥沙变化的解释度分别为68.99%和49.28%,通过主要径流特征估算泥沙量、平均含沙量和最大含沙量,拟合优度达0.624～0.870;（3）洪水事件共出现6种含沙量-流量滞回关系,其中线型出现频率（55%）最高,该类事件中含沙量随流量的变化具有分阶段特征,临界含沙量约为0.1 g/L。经过长期的水土流失治理,红壤区小流域的洪水泥沙量普遍较低,且主要受径流量影响,洪水事件的滞回关系表明流域的泥沙供应通常处于持续少量的状态,研究结果有助于揭示红壤区土壤侵蚀的发展趋势。     

翻耕除草对不同坡长下紫色土氮磷流失的影响

为揭示自然降雨下翻耕除草和坡长对紫色土氮、磷流失的影响,通过野外设置径流小区(2个坡面:翻耕除草与自然恢复;3种坡长:20,40,60 m,共9个小区),定位监测研究不同处理下产流产沙及氮、磷流失特征。结果表明,同一坡面不同坡长间产流产沙差异不显著(P0.05);同一坡长不同坡面处理小区的径流量、产沙量差异极显著(P0.01)。与翻耕除草相比,自然恢复坡面20,40,60 m坡长小区径流量分别减少77.55%,62.62%,79.56%,产沙量分别减少85.21%,94.97%,96.25%。仅在40 m坡长下,不同坡面处理径流中DN、DP流失量差异不显著(P0.05),其他坡长DN、DP流失量差异显著(P0.05);各坡长不同坡面处理下泥沙中TN、TP流失量差异极显著(P0.01)。与翻耕除草相比,自然恢复坡面处理径流中DN、DP流失量分别减少75.13%,80.22%,泥沙中TN、TP流失量分别减少96.07%,96.38%。在翻耕除草坡面处理下,降雨强度与径流量、产沙量及泥沙中的TN和TP流失量呈极显著幂函数关系;在自然恢复坡面处理下,上述关系均不显著。研究结果可为紫色土氮、磷流失及面源污染防治等提供理论参考依据。     

基于作物需水与降雨径流调控的隔坡梯田结构优化

 针对黄土高原丘陵沟壑区坡地作物普遍存在的干旱缺水与水土流失问题,基于作物需水过程和降雨径流调控理念,利用WEPP模型对不同梯田模式下春玉米生育期的降雨、径流、入渗、蒸发、土壤水进行作物生育期需水耗水过程计算。结果表明:研究条件下,单一模式隔坡梯田不能完全解决春玉米需水与天然来水在时间上的错位问题,且一般情况下需要1∶6～1∶8平坡比收集降雨径流,土地资源浪费严重;结合水窖,不但能大量节约土地资源、满足作物需水,且隔坡梯田作物年产量、作物水分利用效率和降水利用效率较无隔坡条件均增加50%以上,基本实现作物增产和减少水土流失的双重目标;得出的典型模式隔坡梯田平坡比取值参考表可供黄土丘陵沟壑区隔坡梯田设计规划参考。在黄土高原丘陵沟壑区,隔坡梯田与水窖蓄水配合,不但可满足作物生长过程需水,而且又可防止水土流失,是适宜推广的坡地降雨径流调控方式,这对坡地水土资源高效利用具有实际指导意义。     

小麦秸秆长度、覆盖量对坡面产流产沙的影响

为定量研究小麦秸秆覆盖对坡面产沙产流过程及减水减沙效益的影响,采用室内人工模拟降雨试验,研究在降雨强度为90 mm/h时,不同秸秆长度和秸秆覆盖量下的坡面产流产沙特征和产流产沙过程规律,结果表明:(1)在相同秸秆长度下,随秸秆覆盖量增加,产流量产沙量极显著减少(p0.01)。相同覆盖量水平下随秸秆长度增加,产流量显著增加(p0.05),在4.5 t/hm~2覆盖量下产沙量极显著增加(p0.01)。(2)秸秆覆盖坡面的初始产流时间较裸露坡面延迟6.23倍,产流量平均下降19.5%,产沙量下降31.6%。覆盖措施通过保护土壤的结构有效抑制了细沟侵蚀过程向切沟侵蚀发展。产流产沙过程受秸秆长度和覆盖量的交互作用影响,交互效应对产流过程的影响更突出。(3)随覆盖量增加,减水减沙效益极显著增加(p0.01);随长度增加,减水减沙效益分别减少为17.26%,27.97%。不同覆盖条件下的坡面产流量、产沙量和减水、减沙效益均与秸秆长度、秸秆覆盖量呈二元线性关系。(4)在当前试验条件下,当秸秆长度为3～5 cm,覆盖量为4.5 t/hm~2时达到最优减水减沙效益。     

由降雨事件引起的坡面产流和土壤侵蚀的元胞自动机模拟

A novel quantitative cellular automata (CA) model that simulates and predicts hillslope runoff and soil erosion caused by rainfall events was developed by integrating the local interaction rules and the hillslope surface hydraulic processes. In this CA model, the hillslope surface was subdivided into a series of discrete spatial cells with the same geometric features. At each time step, water and sediment were transported between two adjacent spatial cells. The flow direction was determined by a combination of water surface slope and stochastic assignment. The amounts of interchanged water and sediment were computed using the Chezy-Manning formula and the empirical sediment transport equation. The water and sediment discharged from the open boundary cells were considered as the runoff and the sediment yields over the entire hillslope surface. Two hillslope soil erosion experiments under simulated rainfall events were carried out. Cumulative runoff and sediment yields were measured, respectively. Then, the CA model was applied to simulate the water and soil erosion for these two experiments. Analysis of simulation results indicated that the size of the spatial cell, hydraulic parameters, and the setting of time step and iteration times had a large impact on the model accuracy. The comparison of the simulated and measured data suggested that the CA model was an applicable alternate for simulating the hillslope water flow and soil erosion.