Atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and southern Wyoming - A review and new analysis of past study results

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 921-932

  Burns, Douglas A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Colorado; Nitrogen; Nitrogen saturation; Rocky mountains

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC WET DEPOSITION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WET DEPOSITION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WET DEPOSITION;

COLORADO; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 0037332397     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00993-7     Document Type: Article

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