Temporal and spatial turbidity patterns over 30 years in a managed forest of Western Washington

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 793-808

  Reiter, Maryanne ^a   Heffner, John T ^b   Beech, Storm ^b   Turner, Ted ^a   Bilby, Robert E ^c  

^a WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c WTC 1A5 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Forest practices; Monitoring; Sediment; Time series analysis; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DESCHUTES RIVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRACTICES; HEADWATER STREAM; INHERENT VARIABILITY; LONG TERM DATA RECORD; MANAGED FOREST; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; ROAD RUNOFF; SEDIMENT CONTROL; SEDIMENT DELIVERY; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; STREAM CHANNELS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TIME PERIODS; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WASHINGTON; WATERSHED SCALE;

FORESTRY; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; LANDFORMS; RIVER CONTROL; ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; ROADS; SEDIMENTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SHEDS;

DESCHUTES BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 66149143820     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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