Runoff Risk Forecasts Available in The Midwest. (n.d.). Run-off risk tool [Website]. http://runoffrisk.info/
Soil Losses
Soil can be lost from crop land through wind or water erosion. Heavy rainfall events, flooding, and drought conditions can contribute to the detachment and transport of soil particles, causing problems with agricultural productivity and water quality. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation-Version 2 (RUSLE2) calculation used by the USDA-NRCS, one example to estimate soil loss due to rainfall, utilizes multiple factors, such as climate, soil type, topography, and land use. Rainfall intensity, duration, amount, and time of year influence the soil loss due to water. The Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) is used by USDA- NRCS to simulate soil loss by wind.
Dust blowing due to strong winds in central Nebraska. Photo from the Nebraska State Patrol, 2018
REFERENCES USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.) Water erosion RUSLE2 [Website]. Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/tools/rusle2/
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (n.d.) Wind erosion (WEPS) [Website]. Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/tools/weps/
Daily Erosion Project. (n.d.). Daily erosion project [Website]. Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University.: https://www.dailyerosion.org/
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