Region
North America
Sectors and Themes
Agriculture
Scale
Sub-national
Project-Level
Resource Type
Analysis Tools
Expertise Level
Practitioner
Language
English
Guidance
User's guide: http://blackland.tamu.edu/files/2012/10/EPIC.ma…
Inputs Needed
Vegetative systems and management practices
Outputs Provided
Projections for water quality
Nutrient cycling
Climate change and impacts of CO2 on crops
Soil productivity
Nutrient cycling
Climate change and impacts of CO2 on crops
Soil productivity
Developer or Source
Texas A&M Blackland
Environmental Policy Integrated Climate (EPIC) model is a cropping systems model developed to estimate soil productivity as affected by erosion as part of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act analysis for 1985. EPIC simulates approximately eighty crops with one crop growth model using unique parameter values for each crop. It predicts effects of management decisions on soil, water, nutrient and pesticide movements, and their combined impact on soil loss, water quality, and crop yields for areas with homogeneous soils and management.