A simulation tool for designing nutrient monitoring programmes for eutrophication assessments

Environmetrics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-20

  Heffernan, Janet ^a   Barry, Jon ^b   Devlin, Michelle ^c   Fryer, Rob ^d  

^a J Heffernan Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Eutrophication assessments; Generalised pareto distribution; Nutrient monitoring; Seasonality; Semiparametric modelling; Smart buoy data; Statistical power; Temporal dependence; Toxn

Indexed keywords

BUOY SYSTEM; CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WATER; DATA SET; EUTROPHICATION; MONITORING; NITROGEN; RESEARCH VESSEL; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY; SIMULATION; TIME SERIES; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; LIVERPOOL BAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 75949107161     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.980     Document Type: Article

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