Development of the root zone water quality model (RZWQM) for over-winter conditions

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-68

  Flerchinger, G N ^a   Aiken, R M ^a   Rojas, K W ^a   Ahuja, L R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop residue; RZWQM; SHAW Model; Snow; Soil freezing; Soil frost

Indexed keywords

SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

EID: 0034021075     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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