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The Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) is a process-based, daily time-step, wind erosion simulation model.
It represents the latest in wind erosion prediction technology and is designed to provide wind erosion soil loss estimates
from cultivated, agricultural fields.
\WEPSver{} consists of the computer implementation of the WEPS science model with a graphical user interface
designed to provide easy to use methods of entering inputs to the model and obtaining useful user output reports.
WEPS was developed by the former Wind Erosion Research Unit (WERU), now Rangeland Resources \& Systems Research Unit (RRSRU) of the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.

\section{\NewFeatures} \label{sec:\NewFeatures}

New features incorporated into \WEPSver{} (WebStart WEPS) include the following:
\begin{enumerate}[label=(\Alph*)]

\item{\textbf{Web Browser Access to WEPS} -
Java WebStart (or OpenWebStart) provides the ability to download,
cache and execute WebStart WEPS by simply clicking on a URL link.
Automatic updating is also provided through this access method.}

\item{\textbf{CRLMOD Data Availability} –
CRLMOD (Conservation Resources Land Management Operations Database)
is an NRCS nationwide database
of land management/cropping practices including crops,
operations and commonly used, region based,
NRCS Crop Management Zone (CMZ) management sequence templates.}

\item{\textbf{Remote Data Access} -
The WEPS interface has been enhanced to provide most data
remotely from internet connected outside (cloud based) sources. They are made accessible via Colorado State University's
Cloud Services Integration Platform (CSIP).
CSIP is a "Model-as-a-Service" platform tailored
for the delivery of model and data services
within the environmental domain.
The CSIP specific data sources consist of:
  \begin {itemize}
    \item[]{\textbf{CRLMOD Operation records} -
    Operation records used in management rotations.}
    \item[]{\textbf{CRLMOD Crop/Residue records} -
    Crop and residue only records used in management rotations.}
    \item[]{\textbf{CMZ (Crop Management Zone) Management Rotations} -
    NRCS defined region based template
    management sequence records.}
    \item[]{\textbf{Site specific NRCS Soil data} -
    The NRCS national Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO)
    soil database is accessed and the data provided
    based upon the simulation site's
    latitude and longitude coordinates.}
  \end{itemize}
}

\item{\textbf{Remote Execution} -
Remote execution of all processes required
for a WEPS simulation are available
via the following CSIP services:
  \begin {itemize}
    \item[]{\textbf{Interpolation of Windgen stations} -
    Interpolation is used for site specific wind data 
    in some regions of the U.S.}
    \item[]{\textbf{Windgen generator} -
    The selected (sometimes intepolated) Windgen station data
    is used to stochastically generate hourly wind speeds
    for a WEPS simulation.}
    \item[]{\textbf{Cligen generator} -
    The selected Cligen station
    (usually with PRISM adjusted monthly averaged data)
    is used to stochastically generate daily weather
    for a WEPS simulation.}
    \item[]{\textbf{WEPS Science model} -
    The WEPS science model applies
    the specified management practices
    on the site using the selected soil
    as well as the Windgen and Cligen generated weather inputs
    to conduct the model's simulation to assess the risk
    and extent of soil loss by wind erosion
    on the specified site.}
  \end{itemize}
}

\item{\textbf{Interface Enhancements} -
Numerous interface improvements have been added
to the WEPS interface.
The most important new features are listed here:
  \begin {itemize}
    \item[]{\textbf{New MCREW display mode} -
    The Management/Crop Rotation Editor (MCREW)
    has been extended for WebStart WEPS
    through an alternative display/editing mode
    allowing creation (and some limited editing)
    of management and crop rotation sequences
    to begin with any management operation
    in the rotation sequence.}
	\item[]{\textbf{Enhanced Map Viewer} -
	The Map Viewer has been updated to provide satellite imagery
	allowing a user to select a site (field) from the map
	and set the appropriate lat/lon coordinates	accordingly.}
	\item[]{\textbf{QuickPlots} -
	The addition of a number of default plots
	provide	the WebStart WEPS user with the ability
	to review critical WEPS results quickly
	in a graphical presentation format.}
  \end{itemize}
}  
\end{enumerate}
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