A modeling approach to evaluate the impacts of water quality management plans implemented in a watershed in Texas

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1141-1157

  Santhi, C ^a   Srinivasan, R ^a   Arnold, J G ^b   Williams, J R ^a  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Nonpoint source pollution; SWAT; Watershed modeling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; SOILS; WATER LEVELS; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SWAT; WATERSHED MODELING;

WATER QUALITY;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODELING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; TRINITY RIVER [TEXAS]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747712092     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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