Effects of soil data resolution on SWAT model stream flow and water quality predictions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-406

  Geza, Mengistu ^a   McCray, John E ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Sediment; SSURGO; STATSGO; Stream flow; SWAT model; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; CALIBRATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FORECASTING; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

GEOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE UNITS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL MODEL; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; SOIL DATA; SOIL SURVEY GEOGRAPHIC DATABASE; SOIL TYPES; STATE SOIL GEOGRAPHIC DATABASE; TOOL MODELS;

SWAT;

DATABASE; MODELING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PREDICTION; RESOLUTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NUTRIENT; PREDICTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CALIBRATION; COLORADO; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS; SOIL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 43849098420     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.016     Document Type: Article

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