Difference between revisions of "Climatic factor"

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Climatic factor (abbreviated as C factor in the Wind erosion equation) characterizes - according to the USDA terminology - "climatic erosivity, specifically wind speed and surface soil moisture. The factor for any given locality is expressed as a percentage of the C factor for Garden City, Kansas, which has a value of 100."^[1]

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-'''Climatic factor''' or C factor – WEQ  characterizes climatic [[erosivity]], specifically wind speed and surface soil moisture. The factor for any given locality is expressed as a percentage of the C factor for Garden City, Kansas, which has a value of 100.
+'''Climatic factor''' (abbreviated as ''C factor'' in the [[Wind erosion equation]])  characterizes - according to the [[USDA]] terminology -  ''"climatic [[erosivity]], specifically wind speed and surface soil moisture. The factor for any given locality is expressed as a percentage of the C factor for Garden City, Kansas, which has a value of 100."<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] List of USDA terminology</ref>''
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-[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>
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