MOST APPLICABLE GEOGRAPHIC
REGIONS
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Rainfall occurs regularly
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Rainfall predominant precipitation
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Rainfall exceeds 20 inches
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Northwest Wheat and Range Region (NWRR)
special case
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West problem area because of infrequent
storms
RUSLE2 works best for the eastern US because of the mass of data and the regularly occurring rainfall.
RUSLE2 IS NOT A MIDWESTERN BASED EROSION PREDICTION TECHNOLOGY.
IT IS LOCATION INDEPENDENT EXCEPT FOR THE RELATIONSHIPS USED IN THE NWRR.
