USGS-NAWQA: SPARROW (software)
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Title
| SPARROW, SPAtially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes (software) |
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Author
| Preston, S.D., and Alexander, R.B. |
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Abstract/Summary Statement
| SPARROW, SPAtially Referenced Regression on Watershed Attributes, is a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data. The model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and aquatic transport. SPARROW empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in river networks and quantifies uncertainties in model predictions. This record provides information about the software. A USGS fact sheet about SPARROW modeling is available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3019/pdf/fs_2009_3019.pdf |
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Table of Contents
| Files included: Latest model software Documentation Optional GIS files Earlier versions of the software |
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Citation
| US Geological Survey, 2006, SPARROW Model Software: SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes: Version 2.9 |
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Method Source
| USGS-NAWQA |
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Source Organization Country
| USA |
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Publication Year
| 2006 |
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Special Notes
| Requires SAS version 8.0 (or higher). Companion report called "The SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Model: Theory, Application and User Documentation" available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/2006/tm6b3/ |
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Item Type
| Downloadable Software |
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Publication Source Type
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Government Agency (Federal, USA) |
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Purpose
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Data analysis |
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Design or Data Analysis Objectives
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Interpolate concentrations Loads & fluxes Relationships & correlations Revisit Spatial trends Temporal trends |
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Complexity
| High |
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Media Emphasized
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Surface Water |
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