DRAINWAT-based methods for estimating nitrogen transport in poorly drained watersheds

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 677-687

  Amatya, D M ^a   Chescheir, G M ^b   Fernandez, G P ^b   Skaggs, R W ^b   Gilliam, J W ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay rate; Delivery ratio; DRAINMOD; Lumped parameter model; Outflows; Poorly drained soils

Indexed keywords

CANALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

CANAL-STREAM NETWORK; DRAINED WATERSHEDS; WATERSHED VELOCITY;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; NUTRIENT; SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 4243167796     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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