Examining the Possibilities: Generating Alternative Watershed-Scale BMP Designs with Evolutionary Algorithms

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3849-3863

  Artita, Kimberly S ^a,b   Kaini, Prakash ^b,c   Nicklow, John W ^b  

^a Cardno ENTRIX   (United States)

^b Southern Illinois University Carbondale   (United States)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives; BMPs; Genetic Algorithm; SWAT; Watershed Modeling

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVES; BMPS; SPECIES CONSERVING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SWAT; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENTS; WATERSHED MODELING;

DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DESIGN; FLOW MODELING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883050887     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0375-3     Document Type: Article

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