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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTEGRATED CLIMATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Soil Conservation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Environmental Policy Integrated Climate
1, record 1, English, Environmental%20Policy%20Integrated%20Climate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- EPIC 1, record 1, English, EPIC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wind erosion models have been used to assess policy impacts on soil erosion, but validation of models has been difficult until recently. We evaluated the Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) wind erosion submodel by comparing simulation results to field measured wind erosion sediment losses. Using standard model inputs and actual wind velocities, wind erosion was simulated for a field near Lethbridge, Alberta where field measurements of wind erosion were made in April 1992 on a Dark Brown Chernozemic soil. The EPIC submodel predicted erosion losses for each day that erosion was measured, and approximated the magnitude of erosion on 6 of the 7 erosion events. EPIC significantly overestimated erosion for one event and also simulated erosion on 3 days when no erosion was recorded. Field length had a larger effect on simulation results during large erosion events than for smaller events. The effect of surface soil water content on wind erosion appeared to be captured by the model, but only limited data were available to evaluate this aspect. Other portions of the model such as the effects of surface roughness and vegetative cover could not be evaluated in this study. 2, record 1, English, - Environmental%20Policy%20Integrated%20Climate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Conservation des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Modèle climatique intégré aux décisions à portée environnementale
1, record 1, French, Mod%C3%A8le%20climatique%20int%C3%A9gr%C3%A9%20aux%20d%C3%A9cisions%20%C3%A0%20port%C3%A9e%20environnementale
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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