Seasonal flow, nutrient concentrations and loading patterns in stream flow draining an agricultural hill-land watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 62-73

  Pionke, H B ^a   Gburek, W J ^a   Schnabel, R R ^a   Sharpley, A N ^a   Elwinger, G F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Nitrogen; Pennsylvania; Phosphorus; Water quality; Watershed

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT PATTERNS; STORMFLOW;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEASONALITY; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345280764     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00064-5     Document Type: Article

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