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==Automatically Calculating USLE using GISus-M==
 
==Automatically Calculating USLE using GISus-M==
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=What is USLE=
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The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) allows one to calculate the long-term average soil erosion rates for mainly agricultural lands. When calculating the USLE, five major factors must be taken into consideration:
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A = R * K * LS * C * P
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Where:
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A is the potential long-term erosion rate in tonnes per hectare
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R is the rainfall run off factor
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K is the soil erodibility factor
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LS is the slope length-gradient factor
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C is the crop factor
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P is the conservation practices factor

Revision as of 11:47, 22 December 2019

Automatically Calculating USLE using GISus-M

What is USLE

The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) allows one to calculate the long-term average soil erosion rates for mainly agricultural lands. When calculating the USLE, five major factors must be taken into consideration:

A = R * K * LS * C * P

Where: A is the potential long-term erosion rate in tonnes per hectare R is the rainfall run off factor K is the soil erodibility factor LS is the slope length-gradient factor C is the crop factor P is the conservation practices factor