Application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool and Annualized Agricultural Non-Point Source models in the St. Joseph River watershed

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 552-568

  Heathman, G C ^a   Flanagan, D C ^a   Larose, M ^b   Zuercher, B W ^a  

^a NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annualized Agricultural Non Point Source (AnnAGNPS); Assessment Project (CEAP); Atrazine; Conservation Effects; Hydrologic modeling; Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT); Streamflow; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATRAZINE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL QUALITY; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

CEDAR CREEK [KENTUCKY]; KENTUCKY; SAINT JOSEPH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65049088649     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.63.6.552     Document Type: Article

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