Comparative analysis of hydrologic signatures in two agricultural watersheds in east-central Illinois: Legacies of the past to inform the future

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4607-4623

  Yaeger, M A ^a   Sivapalan, M ^a,b   McIsaac, G F ^b   Cai, X ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; CATCHMENT RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY INITIATIVES; FUTURE CHALLENGES; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; RESERVOIR OPERATION;

AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENTS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRAINAGE; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE; MAIZE; SOYBEAN; TIMESCALE; WATERSHED;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888213688     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-4607-2013     Document Type: Article

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