Modelling nutrient loads to Sydney estuary (Australia)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 333-348

  Birch, Gavin F ^a   Cruickshank, Bride ^a   Davis, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Modelling; Nutrients; Sydney estuary; Total nitrogen; Total phosphorus; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; SYDNEY ESTUARY; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN;

NUTRIENTS;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; STORM WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADVECTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSION; ESTUARY; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMOBILIZATION; STORMWATER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

ADVECTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISPERSION; ESTUARY; METEOROLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PLUME; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 77956225254     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1053-z     Document Type: Article

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