Operation Effects (cont)
Ø No effect
- Primarily used to obtain output at particular times
or to add fallow years when not operation occurs
in that year
Ø Begin growth
- Tells RUSLE2 to begin using data for particular
vegetation starting at day zero
- Typically associated with planting and seeding
operations
Ø Kill vegetation
- Transfers mass of above ground live vegetation
into standing residue pool
- Transfers mass live roots into dead root pool
- Typically used in harvest and plant killing
operations