Hydrologic and water-quality response of forested and agricultural lands during the 1999 extreme weather conditions in eastern North Carolina

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2179-2188

  Shelby, J D ^a   Chescheir, G M ^a   Skaggs, R W ^a   Amatya, D M ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal plain; Hurricane; Hurricane Floyd; Hydrology; Nutrient export; Water quality; Watershed scale

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; HYDROLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

COASTAL PLANE; HURRICANE FFLOYD; NUTRIENT EXPORT; WATERSHED SCALE;

AGRICULTURE;

HURRICANE; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; HYDROLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SHEDS;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32244445561     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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