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... See also Ephemeral gully erosion Conservation Needs Inventory, 4 Conservation practices, xvi contour farming, 16, 38, 53 conservation tillage, 16, 47-48, 60, 76, 78-81, 84 distribution and effectiveness, 16-18, 53, 75-76 ephemeral gully erosion, 60 erosion reduction goals, 83-84 grassland waterways, 36, 53, 59, 60 minimum tillage, 16 no-till farming, 16, 50, 53 NRI applications, 3, 82 P factor, 36, 38 permanent vegetative cover, 90-91 stripcropping, 16, 36, 38, 53 targeting of activities, 83 terracing, 16, 36, 38, 53, 60 water contamination problems, 32 Conservation reserve program, 6, 91, 92, 94 Conservation tillage definition, 16 distribution and effectiveness, 16, 47-48, 76, 78-81 ephemeral gully erosion, 60 water quality concerns, 84 Contour farming, 16, 38, 53 Cooperative State Research Service, 68 Corn Belt, 11, 12, 76, 77, 81 Corn production, C factor, 45 Cropland, 8 C factor, 40, 45 class IIIe, variations in erosion potential, 86-88 concentration of erosion, 13-16, 81-82 erosion rates, 8, 11, 12 land converted to, erosion and productivity problems, 90-91 T values, 9 Data compilation and dissemination additional data requirements, xix distribution of NRI computer tapes, 25-26 presentation of published data, 23-25 remote sensing information, xix-xx, 26-30 statistical documentation needs, 21-23 supplemental NRI data, xvii 111
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... , 1982 Extension Service, 68 F Farm program expenditures, 91 Federal lands, NRI extension to, xv, xix, 30-31 INDEX Forest Service, 30, 41 Forestland, 4, 8 C factor, 45 erosion rates, 8, 11 Fragile Soils Work Group, USDA, 59, 84 G Georgia, 76, 77 Grassed waterways, 36, 53, 59, 60 H Hay cropland, 38, 40, 91 Hydrogeological data base, xvii Hydrologic Simulation Program in Fortran, 53 I I (soil erodibility) factor, WEE, 54, 57 Inherent erosion potential, 40-41 Interior Department, 30 Inventory function, SCS, 19, 20 Iowa, 11, 12, 76, 77 Iowa Geological Survey, 32 Iowa State University, 23 K K (soil erodibility)
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... , 19-33 cost considerations, 20 distribution of computer tapes, 25-26 extension to federal lands, xv, xix, 30-31 improvement recommendations, overview of, xiv-xx, 19-20, 78 presentation of published data, xvii, 23-25 sensing technologies use in, xix-xx, 26-30 statistical documentation needs, 21-23 upgrading SCS inventory and monitoring functions, 21 water quality issues, 31-33 National Resources Inventory (NRI) , 1977, 1, 83 data publication, xvii 1982 NRI data compared, 4-5 sheet and rill erosion data, 81 Soils-5 file linkage, 26 wind erosion estimates, 54, 56, 88 National Resources Inventory (NRI)
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... factor, USLE, 36, 37 Science and Technology Policy, Office of, 30 Sheet and rill erosion class IIIe cropland, 86-88 concentration of, on cropland, 13, 14, 81-82 inherent erosion potential, 40-41 NRI applications, 3 rates, 8, 11, 12 T value relationship, 11 See also Universal Soil Loss Equation Sodbuster policies, 6, 91 Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, 1, 19-20 Soil Conservation Act of 1935, xiii Soil conservation reserve, 6, 91, 92, 94 Soil Conservation Service (SCS) , xiii, 1 distribution of computer tapes, 25-26 EPIC model, 72 erosion-productivity research, 68 guidelines on inherent erosion potential, 41 presentation of published data, 24-25 statistical documentation needs, 21-23 upgrading of inventory and monitoring functions, 19, 20 USLE improvements, 53 Soil loss tolerance limits (T)
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Key Terms

  • water quality
  • wind erosion
  • erosion potential
  • gully erosion
  • ephemeral gully

  • nri applications
  • national resources
  • soil loss
  • soil conservation
  • improvement recommendations

  • statistical documentation
  • class iiie
  • published data
  • vegetative cover
  • rill erosion

  • nri data
  • inherent erosion
  • erosion effects
  • conservation practices
  • computer tapes

  • resources inventory
  • monitoring functions
  • land classification
  • conservation act
  • production costs

  • nri extension
  • geological survey
  • upgrading scs
  • conservation tillage
  • scs inventory


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