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Climate, Land Use And Hydrologic Sensitivities Of Stormwater Quantity And Quality In Complex Coastal Urban Watersheds, Shams Al-Amin
Climate, Land Use And Hydrologic Sensitivities Of Stormwater Quantity And Quality In Complex Coastal Urban Watersheds, Shams Al-Amin
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The study analyzed hydro-climatic and land use sensitivities of stormwater runoff and quality in the complex coastal urban watershed of Miami River Basin, Florida by developing a Storm Water Management Model (EPA SWMM 5). Regression-based empirical models were also developed to explain stream water quality in relation to internal (land uses and hydrology) and external (upstream contribution, seawater) sources and drivers in six highly urbanized canal basins of Southeast Florida. Stormwater runoff and quality were most sensitive to rainfall, imperviousness, and conversion of open lands/parks to residential, commercial and industrial areas. In-stream dissolved oxygen and total phosphorus in the watersheds …