A nested catchment approach for defining the hydrological controls on non-point phosphorus transport

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 291, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 218-231

  Scanlon, Todd M ^a,b   Kiely, Ger ^a   Xie, Qiushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchment; Discharge; Phosphorus; Sediment; Topography

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; MODAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STREAM FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

STREAM WATER; SUB-CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1942438480     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.12.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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