A spatial-temporal optimization approach to watershed management: Acid mine drainage treatment in the Cheat River watershed, WV, USA

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1580-1591

  Zhao, Xiaobing ^a   Fletcher, Jerald J ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Spatial temporal optimization; Water quality; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALGEBRAIC MODELING; ALLOCATION PROBLEMS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; IMPAIRED STREAMS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING; MODELING APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; RIVER WATERSHEDS; SPATIAL DYNAMICS; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUANTITIES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WEST VIRGINIA;

DRAINAGE; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LANDFORMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BASIN MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MODEL TEST; OPTIMIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVER BASIN; RIVER POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CHEAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953297901     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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