Estimation of nutrient sources and transport for New Zealand using the hybrid mechanistic-statistical model SPARROW

Journal of Hydrology New Zealand

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-27

  Elliot, A H ^a   Alexander, R B ^b   Schwarz, G E ^b   Shankar, Ude ^a   Sukias, J P S ^a   McBride, G B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchment model; New Zealand; Nitrogen phosphorus; SPARROW

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

EID: 23144460875     PISSN: 00221708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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