Hydrologic and terrain variables to aid strategic location of riparian buffers

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 216-223

  Burkart, M R ^a   James, D E ^a   Tomer, M D ^a  

^a USDA ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); Geographic information systems (GIS); Hydrology; Land use planning; Nonpoint source pollution; Riparian buffers; Terrain analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; MAPPING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; TERRAIN; WATER QUALITY;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

RIPARIA;

EID: 7044253475     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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