Spatially explicit modeling of land use specific phosphorus transport pathways to improve TMDL load estimates and implementation planning

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1621-1644

  Gaddis, Erica J B ^a,c   Voinov, Alexey ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

^c SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffuse pollution management; Landscape model; Non point source pollution; Phosphorus; Spatially explicit watershed model; TMDL; Vermont

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE POLLUTION; LANDSCAPE MODEL; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; VERMONT; WATERSHED MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAKE POLLUTION; LAND USE; MASS BALANCE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; RUNOFF; STAKEHOLDER;

LAKE CHAMPLAIN; SAINT ALBANS BAY; UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

EID: 77952287432     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9517-z     Document Type: Article

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