NRCS GeoHydro-A GIS interface for hydrologic modeling

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 918-930

  Merkel, William H ^a   Kaushika, Ravichandran M ^b   Gorman, Eddy ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; NRCS GeoHydro; Runoff curve number; Time of concentration (Tc); Watershed delineation; WinTR 20

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

HYDROLOGIC MODELING; RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER; WATERSHED DELINEATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; FLOW OF WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE; GIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RUNOFF; SOFTWARE; WATERSHED;

EID: 43649092369     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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