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Calculate the water erosion index using RUSLE approach

osi_erosion.Rd

This function calculates the water erosion index

Usage

osi_erosion(
  B_LU,
  A_SOM_LOI,
  A_CLAY_MI,
  A_SAND_MI,
  B_COUNTRY,
  B_RUSL_RE = NA_real_,
  B_RUSL_SE = NA_real_,
  B_RUSL_LS = NA_real_,
  B_RUSL_CM = NA_real_,
  pwarning = FALSE
)

Arguments

B_LU

(character) The crop code

A_SOM_LOI

(numeric) The percentage organic matter in the soil (%)

A_CLAY_MI

(numeric) The clay content of the soil (%)

A_SAND_MI

(numeric) The sand content of the soil (%)

B_COUNTRY

(character) The country code

B_RUSL_RE

Rainfall erositivity R-factor used in Revised Universal Soil Loss Euqation model

B_RUSL_SE

Soil erodobility K-factor used in Revised Universal Soil Loss Euqation model

B_RUSL_LS

Topography LS-factor used in Revised Universal Soil Loss Euqation model

B_RUSL_CM

Cover management C-factor used in Revised Universal Soil Loss Euqation model

pwarning

(boolean) Option to print a warning rather than error (stop) message for input checks (TRUE or FALSE)

Value

The water erosion index. A numeric value.

Examples

osi_erosion(B_LU = '265',A_SOM_LOI = 3.5,A_CLAY_MI = 5,A_SAND_MI = 15,B_COUNTRY='NL')
#> [1] 0.9731984