Watershed management modelling in Malawi: Application and technology transfer

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 531-539

  Leon, L F ^a   Lam, D C ^b   McCrimmon, C ^b   Swayne, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compartment model; Malawi; Model integration; Non point source pollution; Watershed model

Indexed keywords

LAKES; RIVERS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

LAND USE; MODELING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATERSHED;

MALAWI;

EID: 0038348559     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00028-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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