Predictive modeling of transient storage and nutrient uptake: Implications for stream restoration

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1018-1032

  O'Connor, Ben L ^a,c   Hondzo, Miki ^b   Harvey, Judson W ^c  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluvial Hydraulics; Nutrient loads; Restoration; Surface waters; Transport phenomena

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; FIRST-ORDER THEORIES; FITTING METHOD; FLUVIAL HYDRAULICS; FORWARD MODELING; GEOMORPHIC CONDITIONS; MASS LOSS; NUTRIENT LOADS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PREDICTIVE MODELING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; SOLUTE EXCHANGE; STORAGE ZONES; STREAM RESTORATION; SURFACE STORAGE; TRANSIENT STORAGE; TRANSIENT STORAGE MODEL; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; UPTAKE RATE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING; TRANSPORT PHENOMENON;

CURVE FITTING; HYDRAULICS; LAKES; MODELS; RESTORATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAM FLOW; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RIVERS;

NUTRIENTS; RESTORATION;

DISPERSION; FLUVIAL LANDFORM; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAM CHANNEL; SURFACE WATER; TRACER;

EID: 78349269838     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000180     Document Type: Article

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