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|InputVar=Precipitation - grid; Nr of wet days - grid; Land cover, land use - grid; Temperature - grid;  
|InputVar=Precipitation - grid; Nr of wet days - grid; Land cover, land use - grid; Temperature - grid;
|Parameter=Slope - grid;  Land management; Soil parameters - grid; Initial land cover, land use; Initial temerature, precipitation;  
|Parameter=Slope - grid;  Land management; Soil parameters - grid; Initial land cover, land use; Initial temperature, precipitation; Factors for temperature, precipitation and slope, and weighting factors;  
|OutputVar=Erosion risk - grid; Change in soil properties - grid;
|OutputVar=Erosion risk - grid; Change in soil properties - grid;
|Description=Model intro
|Description=Model intro

Revision as of 14:41, 1 April 2014

Key policy issues

  • In what parts of the world have human-induced changes in land and soil conditions occurred?
  • What are the future risks of soil degradation?
  • To what extent are ecosystem functions lost by soil degradation, adding to local and global concerns about food security, biodiversity loss and climate change?

Introduction