Controls on surface water chemistry in two lake-watersheds in the Adirondack region of New York: Differences in nitrogen solute sources and sinks

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1249-1264

  Ito, Mari ^a   Mitchell, Myron J ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Newton, Robert M ^c   Johnson, Chris E ^b   Roy, Karen M ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondacks; Anions; Atmospheric deposition; Cations; DOC; DON; Groundwater contribution; Land cover; Nitrate; Surface water

Indexed keywords

LAKES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER CONTRIBUTION; IN-LAKE PROCESSING;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

LAKES; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; ION EXCHANGE; LAKE POLLUTION; NITROGEN; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ADIRONDACK LAKE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248330437     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6297     Document Type: Article

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