Multiobjective calibration for comparing channel sediment routing models in the soil and water assessment tool

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 110-120

  Lu, Shenglan ^a   Kayastha, Nagendra ^b   Thodsen, Hans ^a   Van Griensven, Ann ^b   Andersen, Hans Estrup ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84894052343     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0364     Document Type: Article

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