Variation in seasonal precipitation chemistry with altitude in the northern Pennines, UK

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Taylor, K ^a   Woof, C ^a   Ineson, P ^a   Scott, W A ^a   Rigg, E ^a   Tipping, E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Bulk precipitation; Ionic balances; Pollutant concentrations; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SNOW;

ALTITUDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PRECIPITATION QUALITY;

ACID RAIN; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; PENNINES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033041629     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(98)00161-4     Document Type: Article

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