| Operations are events that
change the soil, vegetation, or residue. |
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| Typically human activity,
but can animal, like grazing removing aboveground biomass, or natural like
frost killing vegetation. |
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| Operations are described
with effects. |
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| Sequence of effects
critical. |
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| Stick with the NRCS
database. |
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| If new new operations,
must be created, follow the NRCS core database for cropland. Consult with RUSLE2 developers for core
data for other land uses. |