Calibrating WEPP model parameters for erosion prediction on construction sites

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 507-516

  Moore, Amber D ^a   McLaughlin, Richard A ^b   Mitasova, Helena ^b   Line, Daniel E ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Construction; Erosion; GeoWEPP; GIS; Runoff; Sediment; Watershed; WEPP

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SITES; GEOWEPP; NASH-SUTCLIFFE MODEL EFFICIENCY (NSE);

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA STRUCTURES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

EROSION;

CALIBRATION; CONSTRUCTION; GIS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODEL VALIDATION; MODELING; PREDICTION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WAKE COUNTY;

EID: 34347247693     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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