Use of a new GIS nitrogen index assessment tool for evaluation of nitrate leaching across a Mediterranean region

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 365, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 183-194

  Paz, Jose M De ^a   Delgado, Jorge A ^b   Ramos, Carlos ^a   Shaffer, Marvin J ^c   Barbarick, Kenneth K ^d  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA ARS (Retired)   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilization; Denitrification; GIS; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen index; NUE

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DENITRIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; WATER;

AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; GIS; NITRATE LEACHING; NITROGEN INDEX; NUE;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GIS; LEACHING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; VOLATILIZATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 58849128329     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.11.022     Document Type: Article

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