Potential water quality impact of drainage water management in the Midwest USA

ASABE - 9th International Drainage Symposium 2010, Held Jointly with CIGR and CSBE/SCGAB

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 77-88

  Jaynes, Dan B ^a   Thorp, Kelly R ^b   James, David E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b US ARID LAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; Drainage water management; Nitrate; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGROTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; CONTROL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED DRAINAGE; CROP GROWTH MODEL; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE WATER; DRAINAGE WATER MANAGEMENT; DRAINED FIELDS; LAND COVER; MIDWEST USA; NITRATE LOSS; NORTH CAROLINA; RIVER BASINS; ROOT ZONE WATER QUALITY MODELS; SPATIAL DATABASE; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES; UPPER MISSISSIPPI; WATER QUALITY IMPACT;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NITRATES; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956151411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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