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'''Ridge roughness''' or K factor – WEQ is a measure of the effect of ridges made by tillage and planting implements. It is expressed as a decimal from 0.5 to 1.0.  

'''Ridge roughness''' (named ''K factor'' in the  [[Wind erosion equation]] ) is - according to the [[USDA]] terminology -  ''a measure of the effect of ridges made by tillage and planting implements. It is expressed as a decimal from 0.5 to 1.0. ''

· Ridges, especially those at right angles to the prevailing wind direction, absorb and deflect wind energy and trap moving [[soil]] particles. See [[Wind erosion equation]] (WEQ).

''Ridges, especially those at right angles to the prevailing wind direction, absorb and deflect wind energy and trap moving [[soil]] particles.<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology]List of USDA terminology</ref>''

==References==  

==References==  

[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>

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