Enhancing RUSLE to include runoff-driven phenomena

• Published in: Hydrological processes Vol. 25; no. 9; pp. 1373 - 1390
• Main Authors: Dabney, Seth M, Yoder, Daniel C, Vieira, Dalmo A.N, Bingner, Ronald L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 30.04.2011
• Subjects: Channels; climate; concentrated flow; cotton; ephemeral gully; Erosion; Erosion mechanisms; field crops; Gullies; gully erosion; hydrologic models; land use; Mathematical models; Mississippi; prediction; rain; rain intensity; Rainfall; Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation; Runoff; RUSLE; sediment; sediment transport; sheet erosion; soil; Soil (material); storms; Universal Soil Loss Equation; Mississippi

RUSLE2 (Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation) is the most recent in the family of Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE)/RUSLE/RUSLE2 models proven to provide robust estimates of average annual sheet and rill erosion from a wide range of land use, soil, and climatic conditions. RUSLE2's capabiliti...