Errors of flux integration methods for solutes in grab samples of runoff water, as compared to flow-proportional sampling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 319, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 266-281

  Schleppi, Patrick ^a   Waldner, Peter A ^a   Stähli, Manfred ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bias; Catchment hydrology; Precision; Runoff; Sampling; Solute fluxes; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; POTASSIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SODIUM;

ACCURACY; BIAS; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; PRECISION; SOLUTE FLUXES; WATER CHEMISTRY;

RUNOFF;

CALCIUM; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; POTASSIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; SODIUM;

MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RUNOFF; SAMPLING BIAS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 32044454214     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.06.034     Document Type: Article

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