Modeling riverine nitrate export from an east-central Illinois watershed using SWAT

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 996-1005

  Hu, X ^a   McIsaac, G F ^b   David, M B ^b   Louwers, C A L ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NASH-SUTCLIFFE COEFFICIENTS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; TILE DRAINAGE;

CULTIVATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

NITRATES;

FERTILIZER; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SOYBEAN; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; ILLINOIS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447304366     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2006.0228     Document Type: Article

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