Sensitivity analysis of the agricultural policy/environmental eXtender (APEX) for phosphorus loads in tile-drained landscapes

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1099-1110

  Ford, W ^a   King, K ^a   Williams, M ^a   Williams, J ^b   Fausey, N ^a  

^a SOIL DRAINAGE RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FEEDBACK; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; COMPARISON OF MODELS; COUPLED INTERACTION; DISSOLVED REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; FIELD-SCALE MODELING; VARIANCE-BASED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DISSOLVED REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL EXTENDER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HYDROLOGY; LANDSCAPE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ALGAE;

EID: 84938846226     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.12.0527     Document Type: Article

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