Universal Soil Loss
Universal soil loss, abbreviated as USLE, predicts the potential long-term average annual soil loss per unit area.
Universal Soil Loss Formula
\(\large{ A = CP \; R \; l \; S \; K }\) |
Where:
\(\large{ A }\) = estimated annual soil loss
\(\large{ CP }\) = conservation management and land cover practices
\(\large{ R }\) = rainfull and runoff factor (the summed erosive potential of all rainfall events in a year)
\(\large{ l }\) = slope length
\(\large{ S }\) = slope steepness
\(\large{ K }\) = soil erodibility factor (units of soil loss per unit of soil erosivity)
Tags: Equations for Soil