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Great Lakes Tributary
Modeling Workshop
The Water Erosion Prediction
Project (WEPPP)
by Martin Minkowski1
September 29, 2011
[1] National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), Department of Geography, 116 Wilkeson Quad, University at
Buffalo – The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo NY 14261, United States of America. Voice +1-716-645-2722; Fax: +1-716645-2329; Email: [email protected]
Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP)
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Dynamic processed-based erosion model that accounts for plant
growth and seasonal change in a temporal format
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Based on fundamentals of
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Soil physics
Erosion mechanics
Hydraulics
Infiltration theory
Hydrology
Plant science
Stochastic weather
generation
Developed by the
US Department of Agriculture
- Agriculture Research Service
Great Lakes Tributary
Modeling Workshop
The Geo-spatial Interface for WEPP
(GeoWEPP)
by Martin Minkowski1
September 29, 2011
[1] National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), Department of Geography, 116 Wilkeson Quad, University at
Buffalo – The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo NY 14261, United States of America. Voice +1-716-645-2722; Fax: +1-716645-2329; Email: [email protected]
GeoWEPP
• Geo-Spatial Interface for the Water Erosion Prediction
Project
• Uses commonly available GIS data as spatial distributed
input layers for the topography, land management
(vegetation, landuse), and soil WEPP parameters
• Display Onsite (local) and Offsite (Outlet) Results
• Uses are able to create “What if” scenarios as well as
testing various Best Management Practices.
GeoWEPP User Interface