Relative erosion potential is an indicator of sediment and pollution runoff from land. The dataset is derived from slope, soil type, land cover, and maximum monthly precipitation factors for Puerto Rico. It was produced by NOAA NCEI and is based on conditions circa 1990.
Use Cases
- Modeling sediment runoff based on slope and precipitation data.
- Assessing pollution risk from land based on soil type and land cover.
- Prioritizing conservation efforts using the composite erosion potential indicator.
Strengths
- Derived from multiple environmental factors (slope, soil, land cover, precipitation).
- Provides a specific temporal snapshot for the year 1990.
- Focuses on a defined geographic region, Puerto Rico.
Limitations
- Last updated 1990-01-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Likely a composite model based on slope, soil type, land cover, and precipitation data.
- Time Range
- circa 1990
- Freshness
- 1990-01-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- Puerto Rico