| The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's
Ecosystems |
| ecosystem: |
Farmlands |
| indicator Name: |
Soil Erosion: wind |
| page # in printed report: |
100 |
| location on page: |
Top |
| data source: |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Coverage:
lower 48 states; data cover cropland and Conservation Reserve Program
lands, but not pasture. |
| notes: |
please see technical notes for further details
on accessing these data from their original source; this data table
comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems
report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems) |
| units:% of croplands |
| Graph: Wind Erosion Potential |
| |
1982 |
1987 |
1992 |
1997 |
| Least |
60.1505 |
59.6947 |
63.5539 |
65.4718 |
| Moderate |
17.5496 |
17.1312 |
19.3575 |
19.1705 |
| Most |
22.3 |
23.1743 |
17.0885 |
15.3577 |
|