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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