The impact of runoff generation mechanisms on the location of critical source areas

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 793-804

  Lyon, Steve W ^a   McHale, Michael R ^b   Walter, M Todd ^a   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use land cover; Nonpoint source pollution; Phosphorus; Runoff modeling; TMDL; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INFILTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

LAND COVER; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RUNOFF MODELING; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL); WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

HYDROLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATCHMENT; FOREST; INFILTRATION; LAND USE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SATURATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAMWATER; WATERSHED;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845252692     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2006.tb04493.x     Document Type: Article

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