Watershed-scale impacts of bioenergy crops on hydrology and water quality using improved SWAT model

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 837-848

  Cibin, Raj ^a   Trybula, Elizabeth ^a   Chaubey, Indrajeet ^a   Brouder, Sylvie M ^a   Volenec, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bioenergy production; corn stover; environmental impacts of bioenergy; impacts of bioenergy; Miscanthus; SWAT Model; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOFUELS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EROSION; LAND USE; PLANTS (BOTANY); STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY PRODUCTIONS; CORN STOVER; MISCANTHUS; SWAT MODEL; SWITCHGRASS;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOENERGY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953775173     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12307     Document Type: Article

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