Evaluating performance of stormwater sampling approaches using a dynamic watershed model

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 283-302

  Ackerman, Drew ^a,b   Stein, Eric D ^a   Ritter, Kerry J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Modeling; Pollutant runoff; Precision; Sampling design; Stormwater; Watershed models

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; POLLUTANT RUNOFF; PRECISION; SAMPLING DESIGN; STORMWATERS; WATERSHED MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; LANDFORMS; POLLUTION; RATING; RUNOFF; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

STORM WATER;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; FLOW MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRECISION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; WATERSHED;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

BACTERIA; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RAIN; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BALLONA CREEK; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961165923     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1788-6     Document Type: Article

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