Research Article

Modeling Soil Loss and Its Association to Site Physical Characteristics in Majang Watershed, Baro Abobo River Basin

Table 1

Data types, sources, and quality used in the RUSLE model.

DataSourcesQuality

Climate dataNational metrological station of Ethiopia22 years of monthly data
Soil dataDigital soil map of the Baro Abobo basin1 : 250,000
Landsat imagerieshttp/www.usgs.gov.com30 m
Topo sheet mapEthiopian geospatial information agency1 : 50,000
DEMhttp/www.usgs.gov.com30 m
GCPField survey using hand-held GPS±3 m