A statistical approach to estimate nitrogen sectorial contribution to total load

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 83-90

  Grizzetti, Bruna ^a   Bouraoui, F ^a   de Marsily, G ^b   Bidoglio, G ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Retention; Source apportionment; Statistical modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATOLOGY; FERTILIZERS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; NITROGEN TRANSPORT; POINT DISCHARGES; POINT SOURCES;

NITROGEN;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; RAIN; RIVER WATER;

NITROGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RETENTION; RIVER POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL PROPERTY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREAM (RIVER); TOPOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TRANSPORT; WINTER;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; RAIN; RIVERS; SOIL; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 17544384185     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0578     Document Type: Article

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