Determination of nonpoint-source pollution using GIS and numerical models

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 411-418

  Zhang, R ^a   Hamerlinck, J D ^a   Gloss, S P ^a   Munn, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; NONSOURCE POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTIES; VADOSE ZONE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER;

CHEMOSENSITIVITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SOIL TREATMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030152587     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500030005x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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