Long-term environmental research: The Upper Washita river experimental watersheds, Oklahoma, USA

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1227-1238

  Steiner, Jean L ^a   Starks, Patrick J ^a   Garbrecht, Jurgen D ^a   Moriasi, Daniel N ^a   Zhang, Xunchang ^a   Schneider, Jeanne M ^a   Guzman, Jorge A ^a   Osei, Edward ^b  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCHES; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; INTERACTIVE PROCESS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE; SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM;

RESEARCH;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MARKETING; PHYSIOGRAPHY; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WEATHER;

EID: 84904705220     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.05.0229     Document Type: Article

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