Development and application of a WASP model on a large Texas reservoir to assess eutrophication control

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-148

  Ernst, Mark R ^a   Owens, Jennifer ^a  

^a Tarrant Regional Water District   (United States)

Author keywords

eutrophication; flux; models; sensitivity analysis; WASP

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956494649     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140902821389     Document Type: Article

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