The watershed deposition tool: A tool for incorporating atmospheric deposition in water-quality analyses

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 973-985

  Schwede, Donna B ^a   Dennis, Robin L ^a   Bitz, Mary Ann ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Management tool; Nitrogen loading; Total Maximum Daily Load; Watershed analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; MANAGEMENT TOOL; NITROGEN LOADING; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATERSHED ANALYSIS;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OZONE; SULFUR; WATERSHEDS;

DEPOSITION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ALBEMARLE BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68749108536     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2009.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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