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Soil erosion models overestimate farm-field erosion, impacting conservation efforts.

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Agricultural erosion modelling: Evaluating USLE and WEPP field-scale erosion estimates using UAV time-series data
Benjamin U. Meinen, Derek T. Robinson

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