New soil erosion models reveal urgent need for conservation measures worldwide.
Soil erosion models are important for assessing soil loss and guiding conservation efforts. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and other models help estimate erosion factors like rainfall and land cover. The Modified USLE (MUSLE) and Revised USLE (RUSLE) offer more advanced approaches. The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) and EUROSEM are models that simulate soil loss under different conditions. Methods like the SCS curve number and rational method estimate runoff. Runoff plots and devices like the multislot divisor and Coshocton wheel are used to measure soil loss.