Multiobjective sensitivity analysis of sediment and nitrogen processes with a watershed model

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Arabi, Mazdak ^a   Govindaraju, Rao S ^b   Engel, Bernie ^a   Hantush, Mohamed ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATERSHEDS;

SURFACE RUNOFF; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLANS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547173640     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005463     Document Type: Article

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