Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool

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Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool
Provides the knowledge and skills required to use the Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool, an ArcGIS extension designed to investigate potential water quality impacts from land use and land cover changes on estimates of runoff, pollution

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General

N-SPECT Community E-mail List
Provides subscribers with the opportunity to exchange ideas, ask questions, and build the user network (see User's Manual first, however, for answers to general user questions)
Introduction to N-SPECT
User's Manual
Tutorial
Walks the user through the basic operation of N-SPECT and explores advance analysis options through the applications of different land use and land management scenarios
Advanced Applications
Follows the tutorial and provides users with step-by-step instructions for analyses at regional, watershed, and subwatershed scales

Technical

N-SPECT Technical Overview
Presents an overview of N-SPECT as well as inputs, outputs, and scenario analyses (poster)
Technical Guide
Explains the underlying science and mathematical equations that drive N-SPECT’s processing and functionality
Software and Model Specifications
Guidance for Preprocessing SSURGO (Soil) Data
Provides step-by-step guidance for obtaining and preprocessing data sets from the SSURGO database for input into N-SPECT’s soil processing tool
Guidance for Preprocessing PRISM (Precipitation) Data
Provides step-by-step guidance for obtaining and preprocessing PRISM data for importation into N-SPECT
Troubleshooting Document
Provides solutions to known issues related to the installation and use of N-SPECT

Recommended Citation

Eslinger, David L., H. Jamieson Carter, Ed Dempsey, Margaret VanderWilt, Beverly Wilson, and Andrew Meredith. 2005. “The Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool.” NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, South Carolina. Accessed [Month Year] at http://www.csc.noaa.gov/nspect/.

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