Water Resources Research Act Program

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Details for Project ID 2012KS126B

Evaluation of the Kansas P Index using APEX

Institute: Kansas
Year Established: 2012 Start Date: 2012-03-01 End Date: 2014-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $21,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $50,212

Principal Investigators: Nathan Nelson

Project Summary: The goal of this project is to evaluate and improve the Kansas Phosphorus Index (P]Index) using average annual P loss estimates derived from the Agricultural Policy / Environmental Extender (APEX) model. Attaining this goal will require calibration and validation of APEX with measured runoff data and then use of the validated model to evaluate the Kansas P]Index.