Critical evaluation of models used to study agricultural phosphorus and water quality

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 36-44

  Vadas, P A ^a   Bolster, C H ^b   Good, L W ^c  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Modelling; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ALGORITHM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MODEL TEST; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874695268     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2012.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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