Simulating landscape sediment transport capacity by using a modified SWAT model

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-66

  Bonumá, Nadia B ^a   Rossi, Colleen G ^a,b   Arnold, Jeffrey G ^b   Reichert, José M ^c   Minella, Jean P ^c   Allen, Peter M ^d   Volk, Martin ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84894093836     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2012.0217     Document Type: Article

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