Catchment modelling scenarios to inform GBR water quality targets

Proceedings - 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 3204-3210

  Waters, D ^a   Carroll, C ^a   Ellis, R ^b   McCloskey, G ^a   Hateley, L ^a   Packett, R ^a   Dougall, C ^a   Fentie, B ^b  

^a Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment modelling; Land management; Load reductions; Water quality targets

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HERBICIDES; INVESTMENTS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; REEFS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; TROPICS; WATER QUALITY; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATCHMENT MODELLING; HERBICIDE MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LOAD REDUCTION; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; QUALITY TARGETS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT LOADS;

RUNOFF;

EID: 84943139671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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