Sulfate exports from multiple catchments in a glaciated forested watershed in western New York, USA

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 227-245

  Inamdar, Shreeram P ^a   Mitchell, Myron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; EMMA; Hydrochemistry; Storm events; Sulfur; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; STREAM FLOW; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; END MEMBER MIXING ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN WATER;

WATERSHEDS;

GROUND WATER; RAIN; SULFATE;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MIXING; STORM; STREAMFLOW; SULFATE; SUMMER; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DILUTION; HYDROLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED; WETLAND; WINTER;

NEW YORK; SULFATES; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

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

EID: 40549120619     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9830-z     Document Type: Article

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