Development and application of a distributed modeling approach to assess the watershed-scale impact of drainage water management

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-33

  Ale, S ^a   Bowling, L C ^b   Owens, P R ^b   Brouder, S M ^b   Frankenberger, J R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; DRAINMOD; Hydrologic modeling; Nitrate load; Soil parent material; Tile drains

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED DRAINAGE; DRAINMOD; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; NITRATE LOAD; TILE DRAINS;

AGRICULTURE; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NITRATES; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRAINAGE WATER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NITRATE; PARENT MATERIAL; STREAMFLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TILE DRAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TABLE; WATERSHED;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857996953     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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