Bayesian modeling of the assimilative capacity component of nutrient total maximum daily loads

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Faulkner, B R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DENITRIFICATION; FREE VOLUME; FUNCTIONS; RATE CONSTANTS; RIVERS; SECURITY OF DATA; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY; BAYESIAN METHODS; BAYESIAN MODELLING; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA; DENITRIFICATION RATES; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; FREE-STREAM; JOINT DISTRIBUTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOAD CAPACITIES; MARGIN OF SAFETY; MASS-TRANSFER RATES; MONTE CARLO SAMPLING; NON-POINT SOURCES; NUTRIENT RETENTION; OKLAHOMA; PRIOR INFORMATION; REFERENCE PRIORS; STORAGE VOLUMES; STREAM DISCHARGE; STREAM RESTORATION; TMDL IMPLEMENTATION; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS;

NUTRIENTS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HISTOGRAM; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NATURAL ATTENUATION; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53849143279     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006638     Document Type: Article

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