Suspended sediment and particulate phosphorus in surface waters of the upper Thames Basin, UK

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 330, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 142-154

  Neal, Colin ^a   Neal, Margaret ^a   Leeks, Graham J L ^a   Old, Gareth ^a   Hill, Linda ^a   Wickham, Heather ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcite; Canal; Cherwell; Dun; Kennet; Lambourn; Pang; Particulate; Phosphorus; Ray; River; Sediment; Suspended sediment; Thame; Thames; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUPPLY RESERVOIR; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGES; TRIBUTARIES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

SEDIMENTS;

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS;

AQUIFER; CALCITE; CHALK; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749872894     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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