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Line 1: − A '''Wind erosion''' equation or WEQ is an erosion model designed to predict long-term average annual [[soil]] losses from a field having specific characteristics. + − The equation is: E = f(IKCLV) − where E = Estimated average annual soil loss expressed in tons per acre per year − I = Soil erodibility index − K = Soil ridge roughness factor − C = Climatic factor − L = Equivalent unsheltered distance across the field along the prevailing wind erosion direction − V = Equivalent vegetative cover − ==References== − [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>{{USDA Terms}}
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