Sources of error in model predictions of pesticide leaching: A case study using the MACRO model

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 247-262

  Jarvis, N J ^a   Brown, C D ^b   Granitza, E ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Leaching; MACRO; Model; Pesticide; Predictive errors

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; MODELING; PESTICIDE;

EID: 0034126018     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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