Some effects of sampling design on water quality estimation in streams

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1055-1080

  Cooper, David M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kriging; Plynlimon; Sampling design; Stream water quality

Indexed keywords

SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS; STREAM FLOW;

MODEL STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL SAMPLING THEORY;

WATER QUALITY;

ESTIMATION METHOD; KRIGING; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

CEREDIGION; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLYNLIMON; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 10244222735     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.49.6.1055.55719     Document Type: Article

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