Distributed hydrological modelling of total dissolved phosphorus transport in an agricultural landscape, part I: Distributed runoff generation

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-261

  Gerard Marchant P ^a   Hively, W D ^b   Steenhuis, T S ^a  

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

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SIMULATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

DELAWARE COUNTY [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845335485     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-10-245-2006     Document Type: Article

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