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 and Systems Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, 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