Assessing impervious surface connectivity and applications for watershed management

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 198-209

  Roy, Allison H ^a   Shuster, William D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Directly connected impervious area; Disconnected impervious area; Effective impervious area; Impervious surfaces; Rivers streams; Stormwater management; Urban areas; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORM SEWERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

DIRECTLY CONNECTED IMPERVIOUS AREA; DISCONNECTED IMPERVIOUS AREA; EFFECTIVE IMPERVIOUS AREA; IMPERVIOUS SURFACES; RIVERS/STREAMS; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREAS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCHMENT; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GIS; LAND COVER; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

CINCINNATI; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849156058     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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