Application of the SPARROW watershed model to describe nutrient sources and transport in the Missouri River Basin
Fact Sheet
2011-3104
By: Juliane B. Brown
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Abstract
Spatially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) models were developed to provide spatially explicit information on local and regional total nitrogen and total phosphorus sources and transport in the Missouri River Basin. Model results provide estimates of the relative contributions from various nutrient sources and delivery factors. The models also describe instream decay and reservoir and lake attenuation of nutrients. Results aid in the prioritization of nutrient-reduction strategies by identifying major sources and delivery factors contributing to instream nutrient loads and stream reaches carrying the largest nutrient loads in the Missouri River Basin.
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Brown, J., 2011, Application of the SPARROW watershed model to describe nutrient sources and transport in the Missouri River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3104, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113104.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Application of the SPARROW watershed model to describe nutrient sources and transport in the Missouri River Basin |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2011-3104 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20113104 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Colorado Water Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | Missouri River Basin |