The use of the flashiness index as a possible indicator for nutrient loss prediction in agricultural catchments

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-221

  Deelstra, Johannes ^a   Iital, Arvo ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

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