Classic optimization techniques applied to stormwater and nonpoint source pollution management at the watershed scale

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 486-491

  Limbrunner, James F ^a   Vogel, Richard M ^b   Chapra, Steven C ^b   Kirshen, Paul H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Dynamic programming; Linear programming; Nonpoint source pollution; Sediment load; Stormwater; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SEDIMENT LOADS; STORMWATERS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENTS; SIGNAL ENCODING; SOIL CONSERVATION; STORMS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; LINEAR PROGRAMING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PEAK FLOW; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; STORMWATER; WATERSHED;

EID: 84883368983     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000361     Document Type: Article

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