The potential of field turbidity measurements for the computation of total phosphorus and suspended solids loads

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-267

  Grayson, R B ^a   Finlayson, B L ^a   Gippel, C J ^a   Hart, B T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; PHOSPHORUS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATALOGGER; ELECTRONIC DATA; PROPERTY; RIVER DISCHARGE; SIMPLE++; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TURBIDITY MEASUREMENTS; UNCERTAINTY;

TURBIDITY;

PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RIVER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW;

FIELD TURBIDITY; PHOSPHORUS; SUSPENDED SOLID; TURBIDITY;

EID: 0030176735     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0051     Document Type: Article

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