Nitrogen Risk Assessment Model for Scotland: II. Hydrological transport and model testing

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-219

  Dunn, S M ^a   Lilly, A ^a   DeGroote, J ^a   Vinten, A J A ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Diffuse pollution; Hydrology; Model; Nitrogen; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 5044229093     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-205-2004     Document Type: Article

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