An improved method which includes channel networks and convergence flow

TheLS-TOOLalgorithmcanautomaticallycalculateslopelength,slopesteepness,Lfactor,Sfactor,andLSfactors,providingtheresultsasASCIIfileswhichcanbeeasilyusedinsomeGISsoftware.Thisstudyisanimportantstepforwardinconductingaccuratelarge-scaleerosionevaluation.