Assessing the Hydrologic and Water Quality Benefits of a Network of Stormwater Control Measures in a SE U.S. Piedmont Watershed

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-142

  Gagrani, Vijaya ^a   Diemer, John A ^a   Karl, Jarrod J ^b   Allan, Craig J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Charlotte Mecklenburg Storm Water Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use land cover change; urbanization; MUSIC model; Nonpoint source pollution; SE Piedmont US watershed; Stormwater management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895077506     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12121     Document Type: Article

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