RiverSpill: A National Application for Drinking Water Protection

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-403

  Samuels, William B ^a   Amstutz, David E ^a   Bahadur, Rakesh ^a   Pickus, Jonathan M ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Hydrologic models; Infrastructure; Intakes; River flow; Spills; Stream gaging; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MATERIALS HANDLING; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

FLOW DATA; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTAKE; REAL-TIME STREAMS; RIVER FLOW; SECURITY THREATS; STREAM GAGING; SURFACE DRINKING WATER; WATER PROTECTION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER;

CONCENTRATION CURVES; DYE MEASUREMENTS; RIVER FLOW; SOFTWARE PACKAGE RIVERSPILL; STREAM GAGING; TIMES-OF-TRAVEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; HYDROLOGY; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

DRINKING WATER; GIS; SOFTWARE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 33745045776     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2006)132:4(393)     Document Type: Article

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