DIN retention-transport through four hydrologically connected zones in a headwater catchment of the Upper Mississippi River

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-71

  Triska, Frank J ^a,b   Duff, John H ^a,b   Sheibley, Richard W ^a,b   Jackman, Alan P ^a,b   Avanzino, Ronald J ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Headwaters; Nitrate; Organic carbon; Retention transport; Upper Mississippi River

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROLOGY; NITRATES;

DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN (DIN); RETENTION TRANSPORT;

MASS TRANSFER;

CATCHMENTS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROLOGY; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES;

CATCHMENT; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER; HEADWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; RETENTION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

MINNESOTA; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SHINGOBEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847187404     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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