Erosion After the Fire

Hillslope-scale erosion maps helped response teams decide how and where to focus recovery efforts following the Soberanes fire in California.

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NASA Earth Observatory map by Jesse Allen based on data from Mary Ellen Miller/Michigan Tech Research Institute, the Rapid Response Erosion Database (RRED), and the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP). Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published August 18, 2017
Data acquired 2016

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Applied Sciences