Assessing BMP effectiveness and guiding BMP planning using process-based modeling

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 343-358

  Brooks, E S ^a   Saia, S M ^b   Boll, J ^a   Wetzel, L ^a   Easton, Z M ^c   Steenhuis, T S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Decision support tool; Nonpoint source pollution; Soil erosion control; Surface water hydrology; Transport and fate; Water erosion prediction project

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EROSION; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; RIVER POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SOIL EROSION CONTROLS; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; TRANSPORT AND FATE; WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECTS;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; FLOW PATTERN; LAND TYPE; MODEL TEST; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; WATER EROSION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

IDAHO; IOWA; MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

JUGLANS;

EID: 84926518586     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12296     Document Type: Article

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