A geospatial framework to support integrated biogeochemical modelling in the United Kingdom

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 219-232

  Greene, S ^a   Johnes, P J ^b   Bloomfield, J P ^c   Reaney, S M ^d   Lawley, R ^c   Elkhatib, Y ^e   Freer, J ^b   Odoni, N ^b   Macleod, C J A ^f   Percy, B ^g  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Decision support; Pollution; Spatial targeting; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CATCHMENTS; CLOUD COMPUTING; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; CYBER INFRASTRUCTURES; DECISION SUPPORTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; SPATIAL TARGETING; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

NUTRIENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; TYPOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84925295774     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.02.012     Document Type: Article

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