Modifications to the SWAT code for modelling direct pesticide losses

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-81

  Holvoet, K ^a,b   van Griensven, A ^b,c   Gevaert, V ^b   Seuntjens, P ^a   Vanrolleghem, P A ^b,d  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Direct losses; Modelling pesticides; SWAT

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HERBICIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; RIVERS;

DIRECT LOSSES; MODELING PESTICIDES; RIVER SYSTEMS; SWAT;

CODES (STANDARDS);

ATRAZINE; MASS BALANCE; MODELING; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 34548529313     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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