Changes in the chemistry of lakes and precipitation in high-elevation national parks in the western United States, 1985-1999

Water Resources Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Clow, David W ^a   Sickman, James O ^b   Striegl, Robert G ^a   Krabbenhoft, David P ^c   Elliott, John G ^a   Dornblaser, Mark ^a   Roth, David A ^a   Campbell, Donald H ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Atmospheric deposition; Emissions; Lake chemistry; Monitoring; Talus

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

LAKE CHEMISTRY; SEASONAL-SCALE VARIATIONS;

LAKES;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; NITRATE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; SULFURIC ACID;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0012941606     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002WR001533     Document Type: Review

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