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'''Slope-steepness factor''' or S factor – USLE is the ratio of [[soil]] loss from the field slope gradient to that from a 9 percent slope under otherwise identical conditions. Used in Universal soil loss equation (USLE) calculations of sheet and rill erosion.  

'''Slope-steepness factor''' or S factor – USLE is the ratio of [[soil]] loss from the field slope gradient to that from a 9 percent slope under otherwise identical conditions. Used in Universal soil loss equation (USLE) calculations of sheet and rill erosion.  

==References==  

==References==  

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

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

 

[[Category:Agriculture]]

[[Category:Agriculture]]

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