NRCS Wind Erosion Equation (WEQ) Site
National Agronomy Manual
The certified NRCS National Agronomy Manual released 04/01/03. Section 502 of this manual is the wind erosion section.
M_190.pdf
Map: Areas Where Wind Erosion Occurs on Cropland
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840 x 640, tiff format, 1.5 Mb
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4221 x 3217, tiff format,38.8 Mb
Wind Erosion Equation - WEQ
Recent Changes to WEQ - a slide presentation
Download the PowerPoint Presentation (1.4M) - wequpdate082302circular2.ppt
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View the slide set online
C-Factor Map of the United States
C factor Less than 3 shape.zip Shape files for C - Factor less than 3 for WEQ
C factor Line shape.zip Shape files for C - Factor values for WEQ
C Factor Map, CA, NV.pdf C - Factor Map of CA and NV for WEQ
C Factor Map, CO.pdf C - Factor Map of CO for WEQ
WA, ID, OR.pdf C - Factor Map of WA, ID, and OR for WEQ
Wind parameters by month for WEQ
This table contains the followinf parameters by month for various locations in the U.S.
- Prevailing Wind Erosion Direction
- Preponderance
- Erosivity
- Cumulative Erosive Wind Energy
Wind Parameters for WEQ for PDF format - requires Acrobat reader
windparm.wpd for Word Perfect format
windparm.doc for Microsoft Word (6./7.) format
Wind Parameters by Region and States" in EXCEL Format. Populated and maintained by Lorenz Sutherland, La Junta, CO
See the WEQ Guidance Document for instructions.
midwest.xls for IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
west.xls for AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA
northernplains.xls for CO, KS, MT,ND,NE,SD, WY
southcentral.xls for AR, LA, OK, TX
E-Tables
E-Tables for PDF format - requires Acrobat reader
etable.doc for Microsoft Word (97) format
Random Roughness Photographs
Provided by Don McCool, USDA-ARS, Pullman, Washington
These photpgraphs are also available in printable format.
Click on the hypertext below:
rough.pdf for PDF format (printable in a higher quality format) - requires Acrobat reader
Click on a photo to view a larger image.
Random roughness of 0.25 inches (6.4 mm).
Random roughness of 0.40 inches (10.2 mm).
Random roughness of 0.65 inches (16.5 mm).
Random roughness of 0.75 inches (19.0 mm).
Random roughness of 0.85 inches (21.6 mm).
Random roughness of 1.05 inches (26.7 mm).
Random roughness of 1.60 inches (40.6 mm).
Random roughness of 1.70 inches (43.2 mm).
Random roughness of 2.15 inches (54.6 mm).
This document was last modified on 3 January, 2008
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