Author : Walter H. Wischmeier
Release : 1978
Genre : Agricultural conservation
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Predicting Rainfall Erosion Losses - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Predicting Rainfall Erosion Losses write by Walter H. Wischmeier. This book was released on 1978. Predicting Rainfall Erosion Losses available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) enables planners to predict the average rate of soil erosion for each feasible alternative combination of crop system and management practices in association with a specified soil type, rainfall pattern, and topography. When these predicted losses are compared with given soil loss tolerances, they provide specific guidelines for effecting erosion control within specified limits. The equation groups the numerous interrelated physical and management parameters that influence erosion rate under six major factors whose site-specific values can be expressed numerically. A half century of erosion research in many States has supplied information from which at least approximate values of the USLE factors can be obtained for specified farm fields or other small erosion prone areas throughout the United States. Tables and charts presented in this handbook make this information readily available for field use. Significant limitations in the available data are identified.