Climate change impacts on streamflow, water quality, and best management practices for the Shell and Logan Creek Watersheds in Nebraska, USA
Abstract
Keywords: hydrology, water quality, model calibration, climate change, SWAT
DOI: 10.3965/j.ijabe.20120501.003
Citation: Van Liew M W, Feng S, Pathak T B. Climate change impacts on streamflow, water quality, and best management practices for the Shell and Logan Creek Watersheds in Nebraska, USA. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2012; 5(1): 13
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