Water quality in the Scottish uplands: A hydrological perspective on catchment hydrochemistry

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 294, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 73-94

  Soulsby, C ^a   Gibbins, C ^a   Wade, A J ^b   Smart, R ^c   Helliwell, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Hydrology; Scotland; Uplands; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

NITROGEN; SURFACE WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CATCHMENT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; SURFACE WATER; UPLAND REGION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENT; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOREST; HYDROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RECREATION; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037158278     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00057-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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