Detecting reductions in sediment loads associated with Ohio's conservation reserve enhancement program

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1261-1268

  Richards, R Peter ^a   Grabow, Garry L ^b  

^a HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detecting change; Statistical analysis; Suspended sediment; Water quality; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; SEDIMENTS; STATISTICS; WATER QUALITY;

MINIMUM DETECTABLE CHANGE ANALYSIS;

WATER RESOURCES;

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242407060     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb03707.x     Document Type: Article

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