Sustaining the Earth's Watersheds-Agricultural Research Data System: Data development, user interaction, and operations management

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 577-589

  Sadler, E J ^a   Steiner, J L ^b   Chen, J S ^b   Wilson, G ^a   Ross, J ^b   Oster, T ^a   James, D ^a   Vandenberg, B ^a   Cole, K ^a   Hatfield, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP); Database access and use; Database operation; Database structure; Sustaining the Earth's Watersheds Agricultural Research Data System (STEWARDS)

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CALIBRATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; DECISION MAKING; GIS; HYDROLOGY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LAND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 70449374249     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.63.6.577     Document Type: Article

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