Mathematical simulation tools for developing dissolved oxygen TMDLs

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1003-1022

  Vellidis, George ^a   Barnes, Phil ^b   Bosch, David D ^c   Cathey, Anna M ^d  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Buck Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Dissolved oxygen; EFDC; HSPF; QUAL2E; Simulation models; TMDLs; WASP; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFDC; HSPF; QUAL2E; TMDLS; WASP;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISSOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATERSHEDS;

OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750589669     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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