Quantification and simulation of surface runoff from fescue grassland watersheds

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-153

  Chanasyk, D S ^a   Mapfumo, E ^a   Willms, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grazing; Snow; Soil water assessment tool (SWAT) model; Statistical evaluation

Indexed keywords

EROSION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS;

SURFACE RUNOFF;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; GRASSLAND; MODELING; SNOWMELT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL WATER;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037473244     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00124-5     Document Type: Article

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