Quantifying urban-induced flow regime alteration and evaluating mitigation alternatives using mathematical models and hydrologic metrics

Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Egderly, J L ^a   Roesner, L A ^a   Rohrer, C A ^a   Gironas J A ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Mathematical models; Urban areas; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; FLOW REGIMES; HYDROLOGIC METRICS; KEY DETERMINANTS; MODELING APPROACH; RESEARCH EFFORTS; STORMWATER CONTROL; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN CONTEXT; URBAN STREAM; WATERSHED HYDROLOGY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 84858595812     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40856(200)425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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