Modeling the distribution of diffuse nitrogen sources and sinks in the Neuse River Basin of North Carolina, USA

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1129-1147

  Lunetta, Ross S ^a   Greene, Richard G ^a   Lyon, John G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Nitrogen modeling; Nonpoint source pollution; Remote sensing; Surface water hydrology

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN GASES; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); URBAN PLANNING; WATER RESOURCES;

DATA SUMMARIES; DIFFUSE NITROGEN; GRAPHIC OVERLAY; OVERLAY PRODUCTS;

RIVERS;

GIS; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; WATER QUALITY;

NEUSE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26644469281     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03789.x     Document Type: Article

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