Spatial resolution of soil data and channel erosion effects on SWAT model predictions of flow and sediment

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 92-104

  Mukundan, R ^a   Radcliffe, D E ^a   Risse, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel erosion; Sediment; Soil database; Stream flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DATA INTERPRETATION; DATABASE; EROSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GIS; MODEL TEST; PREDICTION; SOIL SURVEY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

GEORGIA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951274223     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.2.92     Document Type: Article

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