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WEPPCAT: An Online tool for assessing and managing the potential impacts of climate change on sediment loading to streams using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model
EPA is announcing the availability of a new tool called WEPPCAT, which was developed by USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center through an Interagency Agreement with the ORD/NCEA Global Change Research Program.
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Impact/Purpose:
The objective is this work is to design and develop an online capability for assessing and managing the impacts of climate change on sediment loading to streams using the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model. Products developed through this work will support the development of sediment BMP strategies that are robust to potential changes in climate. A capability will be provided for assessing the effectiveness of BMPs including riparian buffers, no-till and cover crops under a range of climate change scenarios. New assessment capabilities will build upon existing WEPP tools and applications, as well as approaches (e.g. the weather generator) developed for use with EPA's BASINS modeling system.
Description:
WEPPCAT is an on-line tool that provides a flexible capability for creating user-determined climate change scenarios for assessing the potential impacts of climate change on sediment loading to streams using the USDA’s Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Model. In combination with the existing capabilities of WEPP for assessing the effectiveness of management practices, WEPPCAT also can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies for managing the impacts of climate change.
