Watershed-based survey designs

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 103, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 59-81

  Detenbeck, Naomi E ^a   Cincotta, Dan ^b   Denver, Judith M ^c   Greenlee, Susan K ^d   Olsen, Anthony R ^a   Pitchford, Ann M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b WV Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delineation; Probability survey designs; Watershed classification; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; TOPOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMPAIRED WATER; QUALITY MONITORING; WATER BODIES;

WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SURVEY DESIGN; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYDROGRAPHY; LAW; METHODOLOGY; PROBABILITY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SAMPLING; STREAM (RIVER); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 16344363859     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-4774-7     Document Type: Article

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