Export mechanisms for dissolved organic carbon and nitrate during summer storm events in a glaciated forested catchment in New York, USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2651-2661

  Inamdar, Shreeram P ^a   Christopher, Sheila F ^b   Mitchell, Myron J ^b  

^a BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Flushing; Hydrologic flow paths; Nitrogen; Variable source areas

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; NITRATES; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RUNOFF;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); HYDROGRAPHS; SOILWATER; WATER CONTENT;

CARBON;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUSHING; FORESTED CATCHMENT; NITRATE; RUNOFF; STORM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7244257605     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5572     Document Type: Article

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