Factors regulating the spatial and temporal distribution of solute concentrations in a major river system in NE Scotland

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 221, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 93-110

  Smart, R P ^a   Soulsby, C ^a   Neal, C ^b   Wade, A ^b   Cresser, M S ^a   Billett, M F ^a   Langan, S J ^c   Edwards, A C ^c   Jarvie, H P ^b   Owen, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; End members; Scaling; Spatial and temporal variation; Weathering

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RIVER WATER;

DISSOLVED LOAD; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LAND USE; LINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031716782     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00196-X     Document Type: Article

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