sloplenFUN {soilassessment} | R Documentation |
A function for estimating slope-length factor for soil erosion
Description
Th function estimates slope length factor for erosion risk assessment. It has options for choosing different algorithms
Usage
sloplenFUN(ls,slope,method)
Arguments
ls |
length of slope in metres |
slope |
slope of land in degrees |
method |
method for deriving slope-length factor. The methods included are: WSmith, Renard, Remortel, Zhang, Nearing, Smith, Foster, David, Morgan, and Moore. |
Details
Slope (degrees) and length of slope (metres) are relief parameters in erosion risk assessment.
Value
a dimensionless quantity of slope-length factor of erosion risk
Note
The slope must be in degrees. The warning given is a reminder to that the slope is given in degrees
Author(s)
Christian Thine Omuto
References
Benavidez R, Bethana J, Maxwell D, Norton K. 2018. A review of the (Revised) Universal Soil Loss Equation ((R)USLE): with a view to increasing its global applicability and improving soil loss estimates. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 6059–6086
Omuto CT and Vargas R. 2009. Combining pedometrics, remote sensing and field observations for assessing soil loss in challenging drylands: a case study of northwestern Somalia. Land Degrad. Develop. 20: 101–115
See Also
erosivFUN, erodFUN, slopeSuit
Examples
library(sp)
sloplenFUN(60,14.88,"Renard")
newmap=suitabinput["slope"]
newmap$LSrenard=sloplenFUN(60,(newmap$slope),"Renard")
newmap$LSwsmith=sloplenFUN(60,(newmap$slope),"WSmith")
spplot(newmap["LSrenard"])
spplot(newmap["LSwsmith"])