Watersheds at Risk to Increased Impervious Surface Cover in the Conterminous United States

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 362-368

  Theobald, David M ^a   Goetz, Scott J ^b   Norman, John B ^a   Jantz, Patrick ^c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Land usage; Watersheds

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; RISK PERCEPTION; TREES (MATHEMATICS); WATERSHEDS;

CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHEDS; HOUSING DENSITIES; IMPERVIOUS SURFACES; LAND COVERS; LAND USAGE; REGRESSION TREES; URBAN LAND USE; WATERSHED SCALE;

LANDFORMS;

DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; LAND USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63049121308     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2009)14:4(362)     Document Type: Article

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