Modeling the effectiveness of conservation practices at shoal creek watershed, texas, using apex

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1181-1192

  Wang, X ^a   Hoffman, D W ^b   Wolfe, J E ^b   Williams, J R ^b   Fox, W E ^a  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apex model; Conservation practices; Landscape; Runoff; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

APEX MODEL; CENTRAL TEXAS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION CONTROL; INTERMITTENT STREAMS; LANDSCAPE; MILITARY RESERVATIONS; MODEL CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENT YIELDS; STORM EVENTS; TOTAL PRECIPITATION; U.S. ARMY;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATERSHEDS;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION CONTROL; LANDSCAPE; MILITARY LAND; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEDIMENT YIELD; SIMULATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; STORM DEPOSIT; WATERSHED;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849096128     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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