Tile drainage as karst: Conduit flow and diffuse flow in a tile-drained watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 349, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 291-301

  Schilling, Keith E ^a   Helmers, Matthew ^b  

^a Iowa Geological Survey   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural hydrology; Karst; Nitrate; Non point source pollution; Phosphorus; Tile drainage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); PHOSPHORUS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL HYDROLOGY; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; TILE DRAINAGE;

NITRATES;

AGRICULTURE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); NITRATES; PHOSPHORUS; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; DRAINAGE BASIN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FLOW PATTERN; KARST; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; TILE DRAIN;

EID: 38349076302     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.014     Document Type: Article

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