Evaluation of the SWAT model on a coastal plain agricultural watershed

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1493-1506

  Bosch, D D ^a,c   Sheridan, J M ^a   Batten, H L ^a   Arnold, J G ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrologic modeling; Streamflow; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATERSHEDS;

MODEL MODIFICATION; SOIL WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL (SWAT); SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDL);

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; COASTAL PLAIN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; STREAMFLOW;

AGRICULTURE; COASTS; DATA PROCESSING; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION; WATER SHEDS;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11144273230     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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