Data from selected U.S. Geological Survey national stream water quality monitoring networks

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2401-2405

  Alexander, Richard B ^a   Slack, James R ^a   Ludtke, Amy S ^b   Fitzgerald, Kathleen K ^a   Schertz, Terry L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031706318     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR01530     Document Type: Article

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