Effects of climate change on nitrate loads in a large river: The Austrian Danube as example

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1022-1036

  Zweimüller, Irene ^a   Zessner, Matthias ^b   Hein, Thomas ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d Inter university Center for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Discharge; Effects of hydroelectric power plants; Long term trends; Nitrogen fractions; Seasonal patterns; Temperate river; Temperature dependence; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); NITRATES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

RIVER POLLUTION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); NITRATES; RIVER POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

DANUBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 41449091033     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7000     Document Type: Article

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