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Rainfall Erosivity in the EU and Switzerland (R-factor)

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Dataset (GIS map) (2015) and associated products for the "Rainfall erosivity" (R-factor), one of the input layers when calculating the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) model, which is the most frequently used model for soil erosion risk estimation; for EU28+Switzerland; R-factor map at resolutions of 500m. Users can downloads Raw data, Baseline map (2010), Monthly erosivity, Future projections (2050), Past erosivity (1961-2000).

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Rainfall Erosivity in the EU and Switzerland (R-factor). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.T7A0KFG PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-esdac-93

Keywords

erosivity densityRainfall erosivityRainfall intensityREDESRFactorRUSLEsoil degradation

Data access

Rainfall Erosivity in the EU and Switzerland (R-factor)
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Access conditions
Registration required

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Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Science and technology

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Issued date
2015-01-01
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
11 Oct 2021 18:42
Landing page
https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/rainfall-erosivity-european-union-and-switzerland 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-esdac-93
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