Flushing of nitrate from a forested watershed: An insight into hydrological nitrate mobilization mechanisms through seasonal high-frequency stream nitrate dynamics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 354, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 187-202

  Rusjan, Simon ^a   Brilly, Mitja ^a   Mikoš, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Forest biogeochemistry; High frequency measurements; Nitrate flushing; Streamwater nitrate; Watershed hydrology

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; NITRATES;

FOREST BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HIGH-FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; NITRATE FLUSHING; STREAMWATER NITRATE; WATERSHED HYDROLOGY;

WATERSHEDS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; NITRATES; WATERSHEDS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; FOREST SOIL; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MOBILIZATION; NITRATE; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY; NITRATES; WATER SHEDS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PADEZ WATERSHED; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 43449137546     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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