Official NRCS-WEPS Site
Wind Erosion Prediction System
This is the official USDA-NRCS site for WEPS.
This site allows access to the only version of WEPS to be used for official purposes by NRCS field offices.
The NRCS developed and maintains the database components on this site.
These components comprise the Official NRCS WEPS Database.
The official NRCS WEPS database is the only database to be used for official purposes
by NRCS field office employees.
WEPS is a process-based, Windows based model that predicts many forms of
soil erosion by wind including PM-10. It completely repalces the Wind Erosion
Equation in use prior to January, 2008.
The USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the lead agency for developing the WEPS model.
The ARS is responsible for developing the science in the model and the model interface.
For further information, contact:
Dave Lightle at: dave.lightle@lin.usda.gov
or
Mike Sporcic at: Michael.Sporcic@ftw.usda.gov
A general introduction to the WEPS model can be obtained in the document: An Overview of the Wind Erosion Prediction System.
Additional information on WEPS is available from the ARS Wind Erosion Research Unit.
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This page was last modified on 3 January, 2008.
This site is maintained by the USDA-ARS Winbd Erosion Research Unit and the NRCS. It is intended to provide information for users of
the Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) model.
Send comments and questions about this web site to:
WERU