Interpretation of concentration-discharge patterns in acid-neutralizing capacity during storm flow in three small, forested catchments in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Rice, Karen C ^a   Chanat, Jeffrey G ^b   Hornberger, George M ^b   Webb, James R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration discharge plots; Discriminant function analysis acid neutralizing capacity; Shenandoah National Park

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; RUNOFF; STORMS;

DATA SETS; HYDROCHEMICAL RESPONSE;

WATER RESOURCES;

ACID NEUTRALIZATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORESTED CATCHMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

NORTH AMERICA; SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 2942724452     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002709     Document Type: Article

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