Improving the spatial representation of soil properties and hydrology using topographically derived watershed model initialization processes

Zach M Easton1, Daniel R Fuka2, Amy Collick3, Peter J A Kleinman3, Daniel Auerbach4, Andrew Sommerlot5 and Moges Berbero Wagena5, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Tech, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, United States, (3)USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA, United States, (4)EPA, DC, United States, (5)Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States