PLANNING VARIABLES
ØSoil loss on eroding portions of hillslope
ØDetachment (sediment production) on hillslope
ØConservation planning soil loss for hillslope
ØRatio of segment soil loss to soil tolerance adjusted for segment position
ØSediment yield from hillslope/terraces
RUSLE2 computes values for several variables of use in conservation planning, depending on the planning objectives.
Soil loss on the eroding portions of the hillslope provides soil loss values to compare to soil loss tolerance to select erosion control practices to protect the hillslope from degradation by excessive erosion.
Detachment the average sediment production rate for the hillslope.  It is the average of the soil loss on the averages where soil loss is high along with the areas, like in grass strips, where sediment production is low.
Conservation planning soil loss is the detachment for the slope less credit given for deposition, keeping mind that credit for deposition depends on amount, location, and spacing of terraces.
Sediment yield is the amount of sediment that leaves the hillslope represented in RUSLE2. Because most hillslopes used in RUSLE2 do not go to the edge of the field, this value is generally not a sediment yield value to edge of field.
RUSLE2 can compute soil loss, deposition, and sediment yield from irregular hillslopes by the hillslopes being divided into segments. The proper comparison of soil loss to soil loss tolerance for a hillslope segment requires that the soil loss tolerance value be adjusted based on position of the segment on the hillslope.  RUSLE2 makes that adjustment and computes the ratio of soil loss to adjusted T value by segment so that the proper mathematical comparison can be made.