Transport of nitrogen and phosphorus from Rhode River watersheds during storm events

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2513-2521

  Correll, David L ^a   Jordan, Thomas E ^a   Weller, Donald E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; LAND USE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STORM;

MARYLAND; RHODE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND USE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SEA LEVEL; SURFACE DISCHARGES; SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHEDS; WEIRS;

FORESTED WATERSHEDS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATION; RIVER WATERSHEDS; STORM DISCHARGES; SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES; WATER DISCHARGES;

STORMS;

EID: 0032817552     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900058     Document Type: Article

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