"On the calculation of the land cover and management factor in soil erosion assessments" - Python codes for data processing
Abstract
Algorithms to reproduce the data processing carried out for the following publication on Catena: "On the calculation of the land cover and management factor in soil erosion assessments". C_A3_codes.py: It allows assigning the land cover and management factor (C-factor) of RUSLE based on Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) and lookup tables (LUTs). It requires as input: CLC2018 shapefile (it can be downloaded from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service); Lookup tables (available in the file CLC18_C_LUTs.CSV in this repository) C_A4_codes.py: It allows assigning the land cover and management factor (C-factor) of RUSLE based on NDVI values. It requires as input: NDVI maps. Notice that NDVI composites were created with Google Earth Engine. Available code at: https://code.earthengine.google.com/0093501d102273701f561852a7d57092
Fields of Study & Subjects
Soil erosion and sediment transport
Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Document type
- Book