Quality simulation along river systems (QUASAR): Model theory and development

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 194-195, Issue , 1997, Pages 447-456

  Whitehead, P G ^a,b   Williams, R J ^a   Lewis, D R ^a,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dynamic; management; modelling; planning; river basins; water quality

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE;

ARTICLE; MODEL; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

MODELLING APPROACH; OXYGEN; QUASAR MODEL; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER; RIVER WATER QUALITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030618673     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(96)05382-X     Document Type: Article

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