Land Use change in NW Arkansas: Implications for runoff potential on the west fork watershed

2007 IEEE Region 5 Technical Conference, TPS

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 419-423

  Leh, Mansoor D ^a   Bajwa, Sreekala G ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Remote sensing; Runoff; SCS curve number

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HEAT SHIELDING; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

CURVE NUMBER; EXTREME WEATHER; GIS; LAND USE CHANGES; LAND USE/LAND COVER; LAND-USE PATTERNS; LANDSAT IMAGES; METROPOLITAN AREAS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF; RAPID CHANGES; REMOTE SENSING; SCS CURVE NUMBER; SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE; TECHNICAL CONFERENCES; URBAN GROWTH; WEATHER PATTERNS;

LAND USE;

EID: 48049116397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/TPSD.2007.4380400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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