Improving the global applicability of the RUSLE model &ndash; adjustment of the topographical and rainfall erosivity factors

Naipal, V.; Reick, C.; Pongratz, J.; Van Oost, K.

doi:10.5194/gmd-8-2893-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2893-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2893-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 9

Development and technical paper

|

15 Sep 2015

Development and technical paper |

| 15 Sep 2015

Improving the global applicability of the RUSLE model – adjustment of the topographical and rainfall erosivity factors

V. Naipal, C. Reick, J. Pongratz, and K. Van Oost

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Short summary

We adjusted the topographical and rainfall erosivity factors that are the triggers of erosion in the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model to make the model better applicable at coarse resolution on a global scale. The adjusted RUSLE model compares much better to current high resolution estimates of soil erosion in the USA and Europe. It therefore provides a basis for estimating past and future global impacts of soil erosion on climate with the use of Earth system models.