Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) - AH 703

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AH 703 - Predicting Soil Erosion by Water: A Guide to Conservation Planning With the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)

The USDA Agricultural Handbook (AH) 703 provides information on the formulas used in RUSLE as well as the core values for data inputs, and instructions on the use of the software. For more in depth information regarding AH 703, please visit their website, http://msa.usda.gov/ms/oxford/nsl/rusle/document.html.

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• AH 703(19 MB)

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• Cover page, Abstracts, Symbols, Table of Contents, and Preface(1.1 MB)
• Chapter 1. Introduction and History(939 KB)
• Chapter 2. Rainfall-Runoff Erosivity Factor (R)(2.2 MB)
• Chapter 3. Soil Erodibility Factor (K)(1.5 MB)
• Chapter 4. Slope Length and Steepness Factors (LS)(2.4 MB)
• Chapter 5. Cover-Management Factor (C)(1.6 MB)
• Chapter 6. Support Practice Factor (P)(2.5 MB)
• Chapter 7. RUSLE User Guide(3.6 MB)
• Appendix A. Conversion to SI Metric System(231 KB)
• Appendix B. Calculation of EI from Recording-Rainage Records(347 KB)
• Appendix C. Estimating Random Roughness in the Field(1.0 MB)
• Appendix D. Parameter Values for Major Agricultural Crops and Tillage Operations(612 KB)
• Appendix E. Contributors and Affiliations(202 KB)
• Appendix F. References(949 KB)