On the calculation of the land cover and management factor in soil erosion assessments

May 22, 2026CATENAOpen Access

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The objective is to evaluate various methods for calculating the land cover and management factor in soil erosion assessments using the RUSLE model.
Reviewed multiple methods for calculating RUSLE's C-factors
Analyzed sensitivity of C-factor calculations to LCLU datasets and lookup table definitions
Assessed Earth Observation methods for capturing sub-annual dynamics and their lack of agreement
Various methods produced similar spatial patterns of C-factors but differed significantly in absolute values
Earth Observation methods revealed sub-annual dynamics but showed inconsistent results across different formulas
Uncertainty in absolute estimates limits precision but allows for meaningful spatiotemporal comparisons

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Analysis evaluates methods for determining land cover factors in soil erosion, highlighting differences in estimates.

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