Hydrologic modeling and evaluation of Best Management Practice scenarios for the Grand River watershed in Southern Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1289-1301

  Liu, Yongbo ^a,b   Yang, Wanhong ^a   Leon, Luis ^c   Wong, Isaac ^c   McCrimmon, Craig ^c   Dove, Alice ^c   Fong, Phil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BMPs; Grand River; Hydrologic modeling; Lake Erie; Non point source pollution; SWAT

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RESTORATION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

BMPS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; LAKE ERIE; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SWAT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; GRAND BASIN; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84964499611     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2016.02.008     Document Type: Article

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