Role of organic nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle of a high-elevation catchment, Colorado Front Range

Water Resources Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2569-2581

  Williams, M W ^a   Hood, E ^a   Caine, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; NITROGEN; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS;

STREAM WATER;

WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034789573     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001WR000485     Document Type: Article

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