Nitrogen and phosphorus transport between Fourleague Bay, LA, and the Gulf of Mexico: The role of winter cold fronts and Atchafalaya River discharge

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 1065-1078

  Perez, Brian C ^a   Day Jr , John W ^b   Justic, Dubravko ^b   Twilley, Robert R ^c  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atchafalaya River; Cold fronts; Flux; Fourleague Bay; Nitrogen; Nutrient transport; Phosphorus; Pulsing

Indexed keywords

ESTUARY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PARTICULATE FLUX; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; FOURLEAGUE BAY; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141786818     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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