The detection of catastrophic discontinuities in the acid-phosphorus relationship (a complex systems model)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 117, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 39-59

  Oxley, T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid phosphorus relationship; Catastrophe indicator; Chemical time bombs; Complex systems modelling; Discontinuities; Non linearities; Rutland Water Catchment

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ACID-PHOSPHORUS RELATIONSHIP; CATCHMENTS; SOIL ACIDIFICATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

PHOSPHORUS;

ACIDIFICATION; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; RIVER; SIMULATION; SOIL; WATER ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND(RUTLAND); RUTLAND WATER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033969238     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005148012117     Document Type: Article

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