Regional regression models of watershed suspended-sediment discharge for the eastern United States

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 472-473, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-62

  Roman, David C ^a,c   Vogel, Richard M ^a   Schwarz, Gregory E ^b  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

Author keywords

GAGES; Regression; Sediment transport; SPARROW; Ungaged; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE MODEL; BASIN AREA; BASIN CHARACTERISTICS; CROSS VALIDATION; DATA SETS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; GEO-SPATIAL; LAND USE PATTERN; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION MODELS; REGRESSION; REGRESSION MODEL; SEASONAL PRECIPITATIONS; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT LOADS; SOIL COMPOSITION; SPARROW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; UNGAGED; US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY;

FORECASTING; GAGES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

DISCHARGE; LAND USE CHANGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868300936     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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