Table 1.
RUSLE factors and data sources
| Factor | Input data sources |
|---|---|
| R | PRISM Climate Group precipitation (Daly and Taylor, 2002) |
| K | SSURGO/STATSGO2 |
| LS | USGS 3D Elevation Program |
| C | MODIS NDVI; 2011 National Land Cover Database (NLCD) |
| P | Not applicable |
| SDR | USGS 3D Elevation Program; National Hydrography Dataset Plus Version 2 (NHDPlusV2) |