A Bayesian changepoint-threshold model to examine the effect of TMDL implementation on the flow-nitrogen concentration relationship in the Neuse River basin

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-62

  Alameddine, Ibrahim ^a   Qian, Song S ^a   Reckhow, Kenneth H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian model; Changepoint; Flow concentration; Load reduction; Neuse River; Nitrogen; Threshold; TMDL; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN; BAYESIAN MODELLING; CHANGE-POINTS; FLOW CONCENTRATION; LOAD REDUCTION; NEUSE RIVER; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; THRESHOLD; THRESHOLD MODEL; TMDL;

WATER QUALITY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOW MEASUREMENT; LOADING; NITROGEN; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; FLOW MEASUREMENT; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RIVER BASIN; WATER FLOW;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649674592     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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