A hydrodynamic approach to modeling phosphorus distribution in Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-60

  Schwab, David J ^a   Beletsky, Dmitry ^b   DePinto, Joseph ^c   Dolan, David M ^d  

^a NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Limno Tech Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Erie; Modeling; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; SETTLING TANKS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC LOADINGS; COMPUTER MODELS; FOOD WEBS; GAIN INSIGHTS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC TRANSPORTS; LAKE ERIE; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL SIMULATIONS; MODELING; NEAR SHORES; NUMERICAL CIRCULATION MODELS; OFFSHORE WATERS; PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATIONS; PHOSPHORUS DISTRIBUTIONS; PHOSPHORUS LOADS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITIES; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

LAKES;

CIRCULATION MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAKE WATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 62649160922     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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