Impacts of domestic and agricultural rainwater harvesting systems on watershed hydrology: A case study in the Albemarle-Pamlico river basins (USA)

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-171

  Ghimire, Santosh R ^a,b   Johnston, John M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Rainwater harvesting; SWAT model; Water yield; Watershed

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE; RAINWATER; RIVER BASIN; WATER YIELD; WATERSHED;

ALBEMARLE BASIN; NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882452748     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: 20803397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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