Spatial variation in discharge and concentrations of organic carbon in a catchment network of boreal streams in northern Sweden

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 342, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 72-87

  Temnerud, Johan ^a   Seibert, Jan ^b   Jansson, Mats ^c   Bishop, Kevin ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal streams; Headwaters; Landscape variation; Monte Carlo simulation; REA (representative elementary area); Specific discharge; Total organic carbon matter (TOC NOM)

Indexed keywords

BOREAL STREAMS; HEADWATERS; LANDSCAPE VARIATION; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY AREA (REA); SPECIFIC DISCHARGE;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAKES; WATER QUALITY;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAKES; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE NETWORK; HEADWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LANDSCAPE; MIXING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34447532004     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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