| Name |
Cover Management factor for the EU (C-factor) |
| Note |
This dataset (GIS map) (2015) represents the Cover Management factor (C-factor), one of the five input factors that are used to estimate the risk of soil erosion with the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) model, and its revised version, the RUSLE.
The C-factor indicates how the conservation plan will affect the average annual soil loss and how that soil-loss potential will be distributed in time during construction activities, crop rotations or other management schemes. The C-factor was estimated for a) arable lands based on crop composition and for b) all other land uses (non-arable) based on the vegetation density and land cover type. The management practices (reduced tillage/no till, plant residues and winter cover crops) were taken into account in estimating C-factor in arable lands. For EU28, the C-factor is available at 100m resolution. |
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Update Frequency
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Single Acquisition |
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Area
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Europe
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| Temporal |
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01 Jan. 2010
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Timeliness
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1 day |
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Data Policy
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Freely accessible |
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Data type
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Observation |
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Copernicus service product
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Data format
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Multiple |
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Quality Control Procedure
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N/A |
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Dissemination
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View and Download Service |
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Inspire themes
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Annex III: Natural risk zones
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Geographical Coverage
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Multiple Countries /Not a specific country
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Status
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- |
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State
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Draft
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| Created on |
Jan. 18, 2021, 11:02 p.m. |
| Last modified on |
May 31, 2023, 11:46 a.m. |