Avgwlf-based estimation of nonpoint source nitrogen loads generated within long island sound subwatersheds

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 715-733

  Georgas, Nickitas ^a   Rangarajan, Srinivasan ^b   Farley, Kevin J ^c   Jagupilla, Sarath Chandra K ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^c MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

ArcView generalized watershed loading functions; Decision support systems; Generalized watershed loading functions; Long Island Sound; Nitrogen; Nonpoint source pollution; Total maximum daily load; Watershed modeling

Indexed keywords

ARCVIEW GENERALIZED WATERSHED LOADING FUNCTIONS; GENERALIZED WATERSHED LOADING FUNCTIONS; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATERSHED MODELING;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CALIBRATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LOADING; NITROGEN; PLANNING; STRUCTURAL LOADS; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

CALIBRATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

CONNECTICUT; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149113194     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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