Regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2781-2798

  Smith, Richard A ^a   Schwarz, Gregory E ^a   Alexander, Richard B ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT STUDY; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

AGRICULTURE; COMPRESSED SENSING; IMPURITIES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; NON-AGRICULTURAL LANDS; REGRESSION EQUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

RIVER POLLUTION;

EID: 0030711043     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR02171     Document Type: Article

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