Water-yield estimates for critical loadings assessment: Comparisons of gauging methods versus an isotopic approach

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-99

  Bennett, K E ^a   Gibson, J J ^a   McEachern, P M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^c Alberta Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAUGE; HYDROMETRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAKE WATER; MASS BALANCE; STREAMFLOW; WATER YIELD;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38949088744     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-155     Document Type: Article

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