Erosion Analysis

WEPP BIOMASS
Biomass Utilization Impacts on Soil Erosion Analysis


(*)    Climate    (+) Soil texture Road density (mi mi-2)

Hillslope horizontal length (ft)
Total hillslope
Treated hillslope Buffer

Hillslope gradient (%)
Top
Middle
Toe
Disturbance return period (y)
Wildfire
Prescribed fire
Harvest


The FS WEPP BIOMASS interface predicts soil erosion associated with fuel management practices including prescribed fire, biomass harvest, and a road network, and compares that prediction to erosion from wildfire.
WEPP BIOMASS input interface v. 2015.03.10 by David Hall and Hakjun Rhee
Model developed by Bill Elliot & Pete Robichaud, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, ID
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WEPP BIOMASS runs YTD

This project was supported by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, Biomass Research and Development Initiative, Competitive Grant no. 2010-05325 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.