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Agricultural Watershed Characterization and Evaluation Air and Water Quality Assessment in Coastal Ecosystems Application of Geographic Information Systems to Agricultural Management Apply and Enhance the Object Modeling System (Oms) for Building New Models for Field, Farm, and Watershed Scales Assess the Potential of Acid Mine Drainage (Amd) Treatment Residuals to Reduce Phosphorus (P) Loss from Soils and Manure Assessing Triscan® for Simultaneously Measuring Soil Water and Salinity under Humid and Intermittent Rainfall Conditions Assessment of Levee Protection Techniques Against Erosion by Wave Action Assessment of Natural Resource Conservation Practice Effectiveness Within the Choptank River Watershed Atmospheric Processes of Agricultural Pollutants That Affect Air and Water Quality Best Management Practices Research for Enhancements Within Agnps Biological Buffers for Improving Water Quality in Agricultural Landscapes Biologically-Based Integrated Management of Invasive Aquatic and Riparian Weeds Biology and Control of Invasive Weeds in the Western Us Carbon Management Policy at the State Level: Carbon Dynamics at Site, Landscape, and Regional Scales for Arizona State Lands Characterization of Toxic Impacts on Living Resources in Tidal River of the Chesapeake Bay Chief Editor for Ams Journal of Hydrometeorology Climate, Watershed and Streamflow Processes in Theintermountain West Combined Water Quality Initiative Conservation Effects Assessment Project Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Columbia Conservation Effects Assessment Project - El Reno Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Ft. Collins Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Oxford (2) Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Oxford (3) Conservation Effects Assessment Project - Temple Conservation Effects Assessment Project-University Park Contaminant Removal by Edge-of-Field Wetlands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Between Uga, NRCS and USDA-ARS Coordination and Cooperation with European Union on Embankment Failure Analysis Criteria for Design of Grassed Waterways and Diversions Detailed GIS Land Use Map for Miami-Dade County, Florida Determining Atmospheric Deposition Fluxes of Pesticides to the Northern Delmarva Peninsula Determining Atmospheric Loadings of Agrochemicals and Other Organic Pollutants to the Everglades and the Greater South Florida Basin Develop a Library of Computer Software Routines for Spatial Visualization and Geodata Processing Develop Improved Conservation Production Systems Developing New Methods to Predict the Fate of Agrochemicals in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Developing Sustainable Crop and Animal Production Systems Suitable for the Southeast Developing Therapies Against Cryptosporidiosis Development and Validation of Military Field Based Severity Factor Methods Using Rusle2 Development of Alternative Practices for Improved Watershed Management Development of Coccidiosis Vaccine in Hvt Development of GIS for Environmental Quality Modeling Development of Integrated Spartina Alterniflora Control Strategies Development of Integrated Spartina Alterniflora Control Strategies Development of Levee Embankment Erosion Protection Techniques for Highly Erosive Delta Soils Development of Methods for Comparing Effects of Best-Management Practices on Hydrology and Water Quality Development of Models for Water Quality Management and Resource Assessments Edge of Field Ecosystems for Water Quality Improvement Effects of Conservation Practices on Soil and Water Resources in the Leon River Watershed Effects of Urbanization of Undisturbed Watersheds on Hydrology and Water Quality Engineering Measures for Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structures and Channels Enhancement of Agricultural System Models in Agronomic Research and Technology Transfer Enhancing Soil-Water-Nutrient Processes in Southern Piedmont Pasture and Crop Systems Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton with Reduced Chemical Inputs, Cover Crops and Strip-Till Enhancing Sustainability in Cotton with Reduced Chemical Inputs, Cover Crops and Strip-Till Environmentally Sound Practices for Tmdls and Water Quality Improvement Environmentally Sound Stream Corridor Rehabilitation and Management in Agricultural Watersheds Eo-1 and Landsat Inter-Satellite Comparison at Two Established Arizona Field Sites Evaluating the Environmental Benefits of USDA Conservation Programs: State of Knowledge Report Evaluating Water Quality Processes for Development of Risk Assessment and Decision Support Tools Evaluation and Application of Hydrolic Model in South Florida Evaluation and Application of Hydrolic Model in South Florida Evaluation and Management of Phosphorus in the Town Brook Watershed: Bmp Implementation and Evaluation Evaluation of Crop Yield Variability Across Crop Production Fields in Central Iowa Evaluation of Crop Yield Variability Across Crop Production Fields in Central Iowa Evaluation of Management Practices on Water Quality Within Walnut Creek Evaluation of Soil Microbiological Response to Removal of Corn Stalks As a Biofuel Evaluation of Stream Corridor Measures to Provide Ecosystem Improvement Extended Validation of Amsr-E Soil Moisture Products Fate & Transport of Nutrients in Agricultural Systems As Affected by Soil & Nurtient Management Fecal Bacteria and Nutrient Removal by Stock Ponds Field and Modeling Validation of Aircrafted Satellite Based Soil Moisture Products Field Studies to Confirm Uncertainty Estimates of Groundwater Recharge Geochemical Factors Influencing Reservoir Sediment Quality Geostatistical Analysis of Sediment Characteristics in Reservoirs Headquarters Cooperative Programs - Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems (Nr&sas;) Hydrologic Implications for Management of Phosphorous in the Town Brook Watershed Hydrologic Processes, Scale, Water Resources, and Global Change for Semiarid Watershed Management Hydrologic, Vegetative and Soil Impacts of Wild and Prescribed Fire Hydrosphere State Satellite Mission Science and Algorithm Development Identification of Critical Source Areas of Flow and Contaminants in Agricultural Watershed Impact of Land Use on Hydrologic and Environmental Processes for Watersheds in the Coastal Plain Improving Flood Forecasts Through the Integration of Aqua Satellite Observations with a Macro-Scale Hydrologic Model Influence of Sub-Grid Variability on Snow Deposition and Ablation in North American Mountain Environments Influence of Sub-Grid Variability on Snow Deposition and Ablation in North American Mountain Environments Influence of Sub-Grid Variability on Snow Deposition and Ablation in North American Mountain Environments Integrated Analysis of Landscape Processes for the Management of Agricultural Watersheds Integrated Effects of Management, Land Use and Climate on Regional Water Resources Integrated Regional Sediment Management: Yalobusha River System Integrating Remote Sensing, Climate and Hydrology for Evaluating Water, Energy and Carbon Cycles Integration of Climate Forecasts into Management and Resources Conservation Tools Integration of Res. Info. into a Decision Support System for Resource Conservation & Water Quality Integration of Research Info into Decision Supportsystem for Resource Conservation & Water Quality Integration of Research Information into a Decision Support System for Resource Conservation Planning and Water Quality Protection Intergrating Nasa Earth Sciences Enterprise Data into Global Agricultural Decision Support Systems Intergration of Remotely Sensed Snow Coverage Extent Measurements with a Snowmelt Runoff Model Investigating the Environmental Chemistry Fate and Transport of Agrochemicals and Other Pollutants Irrigated Crop Management Utilizing Remote Sensing Landscape Indicator Interface with Hydrologic and Ecologic Models Linkage of the Usda-Eagh Model with the Regional Simulation Model (Rsm) Management and Economics of Integrated Forage and Animal Production Systems Management and Recycling of Drainage Waters for Water Quality Protection in the Midwest Management of Local Scour for Stream Rehabilitation in Agricultural Watersheds Managing Microbial Processes of Soil Subsidence in Histosols for Sustainable Sugarcane Yield Modeling Ephermeral Gully Erosion on Agricultural Landscapes Modeling Surface and Subsurface Water Flow and Soil Water Balance in South Florida Monitoring and Evaluation of Irrigation Practices in the Mid-Atlantic Region Monitoring Ground Water Quantity and Quality in South Florida Monitoring Ground Water Quantity and Quality in South Florida Multi-Objective Grazing Management in the Southwest United States & Northern Mexico Novel Chemical and Analytical Approaches to Odor Control for Waste Treatment Systems On-Field and Edge-of-Field Best Management Practice Efficiency for Water Quality Enhancement Operation and Maintenance of the ARS Micornet Optimizing Nutrient Management to Sustain Agricultural Ecosystems and Protect Water Quality P Feeding Programs for Dairy Cows: Impacts on Manure Composition, P Runoff, Farm Sustainability P Feeding Programs for Dairy Cows: Impacts on Manure Composition, P Runoff, Farm Sustainability Pathogenic and Indicator Bacteria in Agricultural Watersheds Physically-Based Conceptual Enhancements of the USDA Agnps and Concepts Modeling Systems Preliminary Evaluation of Sediment Transport Data for Clean Sediment Tmdl's Processes Controlling Phosphorus Transport in Riverine Systems Promoting Development of Biological Control Agents for Cape Ivy, a South African Vine Threatening California's Natural Areas Quantification and Evaluation of Subsurface Water Dynamics for DETERMINING...ON Adjacent Watersheds Quantify Management Effects on Water Quality and Crop Production in Midwest Using Rzwqm Quantifying Environmental Hydrology to Mitigate Detrimental Chemical Fluxes Quantifying Field Scale Evapotranspiration Using Adisaggregation Approach with Remote Sensing Quantifying Space-Time Variability in Agricultural Landscapes Quantifying the Water Needs of Vegetation Within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Rangeland Assessment, Management and Restoration Rangeland Simulation Model Enhancements Reducing Nitrate Levels in Subsurface Drain Water with Organic Matter Incorporation Remote Sensing and GIS for Improved Characterization of Landscapes for Hydrologic Modeling and Estimation of Soil Moisture Research and Development in Meteorological and Snow Sensing Instrumentation, Snowmelt Hydrology, and Hydrologic Modeling Review of Carbon Sequestration in Cotton Systems Risk Assessment of Fuel Management Policies on Hillslope Erosion Processes Roller-Compacted Concrete Stepped Chute Research Proposal Rotation of Pastures with Crops to Achieve Productivity and Environmental Quality Rotation of Pastures with Crops to Achieve Productivity and Environmental Quality Saltcedar Biological Control San Pedro Riparian Evapotranspiration Scaling & Modeling Space-Time Variability of Landscape Processes to Enhance Management Sediment Transport Rates and Sources in Reference and Impacted Watersheds for Developing Clean-Sediment Tmdls Smex 03 Snow Remote Sensing Software and Database Development for the Utilization of Agnps 98 Software and Database Development for the Utilization of USDA Watershed Models Software Tool to Delineate Hydrologic Flows into and from Wetlands Software Tools for Watershed Dam Design/analysis Soil and Crop Management for Resource Conservation in Mexico and the Southern United States Soil Erosion Processes, Measurements, and Models Soil Erosion, Sediment Yield and Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Water Management on Semiarid Rangeland Watersheds Soil Moisture Algorithm Application and Validation Using Amsr Soil Moisture Experiment 2004 and the North American Monsoon Experiment Soil Moisture Modeling Soil Moisture Modeling II Soil Moisture Remote Sensing Experiments Soil Moisture Retrieval Using Two Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer Soil Resources in the Coastal Plain: Process Characterization, Management Impacts & Assess. Tools Soil/site Stability and Sustainable Rangeland Ecosystems Spatial GIS Hydrologic Modeling, Riparian Water Use and Decision Support Tools Spectral and Spatial Measurements and Modeling to Improve Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality Stream-Bottom Deposits for Large Southwest Rivers in the Context of Developing Protocols for Tmdl's Studies of Combined Passive and Active Soil Moisture Sensing Synthetic Aperture Radiometry Measurements for Soil Moisture Tahoe Framework Stream Erosion Study The Geomorphology of Bank Stability Processes in Incised Channels, and Related Management (Issues) The Object Modeling System (Oms): An Advanced, Object Modeling Computer Technology Framework for Natural Resources Conservation Planning Tmi Soil Moisture Pathfinder Data Study Upper Auglaize Watershed Agnps Modeling Project Using Laser Imaging Data and Ranging (Lidar) to Delineate Watershed Characteristics Utilization of Annagnps for Ldeq Watershed Implementation Plans Validation & Application of Erosion and Sediment Transport Models & Development of Water Quality Models in Support of Dec and USDA Agencies Validation and Application of Erosion and Sediment Transport Models & Development of Water Quality Models in Support of Dec & USDA Agencies Validation of Estar Soil Moisture Measurements in the Sgp99 Experiment Validation of Satellite Estimates of Soil Moisture in the Southern Great Plains Water Management and Quality for Improved Agricultural Ecosystems in Humid Regions Water Management Evaluation in Regions with High Water Table Water Quality and Ecologically Based Assessment Tools for the Development of Tmdl and Wq Criteria Water Quality Impacts of Best MGMT.PRACTICES and Conservation Buffers on Fields, Farms & Watersheds Water Quality Improvement from Management Practices in Agricultural Watersheds Water Quality Monitoring from An Intensively Managed Watershed Scale Turfgrass System in Duluth, MN Whole Farm Management of Animal Wastes and Other Agricultural Effluents     Latest News   Revegetating Rangeland With Se   New Issue of ARS Food & Nutrition Research Briefs Posted   Research Aims to Improve Fertigation for Farmers   Plans & Reports   USDA Research, Education, and Economics Task Force Report   Moisture in Cotton Bales   Annual Performance Report   Big Picture of ARS Research   Strategic Plan Related Links   Manuscripts (TekTran)   Publications for Sale by GPO   Publications for Sale from National Technical Information Service   See Also: Federal Depository Libraries   Hall of Fame     ARS Home |  USDA |  Home | About Us | Research | Products & Services | People & Places  | News & Events | Partnering | Careers | Contact Us | Help | Site Map |  Freedom of Information Act |  Statements & Disclaimers |  Employee Resources |  FirstGov |  White House