The soil erosion process produces harmful effect in a relative short time and the repairing time is much longer. One of the most frequent used method in soil erosion evaluation is USLE. In our study we developed a methodology to calculate and estimate soil loss in the Upper Mureş Basin. Part of this methodology was implemented as a software based on IDRISI Andes Edition, R System and Borland Delphi. Based on this software several studies were made. As a result we could appreciate that the North part and the eastern downhill of the Giurgeu basin are the most vulnerable areas, and the surroundings of several establishments in the Mureş Defile (Stânceni, Lunca Bradului). We also found that orchards are more exposed to soil loss, and after than the mixed agricultural zone, with a much higher standard deviation for the last category.

 

soil erosion, application, RUSLE, Mures Basin