Application of unit response approach for spatial prioritization of runoff and sediment sources

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-45

  Saghafian, Bahram ^a   Sima, Somayeh ^b   Sadeghi, Sajjad ^c   Jeirani, Farzin ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Sediment yield; Spatial prioritization; Subbasin; SWAT; Unit Response Approach

Indexed keywords

PRIORITIZATION; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SUBBASINS; SWAT; UNIT RESPONSE APPROACH;

RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

SEDIMENTS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRIORITIZATION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

IRAN;

EID: 84859864036     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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