Effects of snowmelt on phosphorus and sediment losses from agricultural watersheds in Eastern Canada

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 867-876

  Su, J J ^a,b   van Bochove, E ^b   Theriault G ^b   Novotna, B ^b   Khaldoune, J ^b   Denault, J T ^b   Zhou, J ^b   Nolin, M C ^b   Hu, C X ^a   Bernier, M ^d   Benoy, G ^c   Xing, Z S ^c   Chow, L ^c  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Snowmelt; Soil frozen status; Suspended sediments and phosphorus loss

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; COLD CLIMATE; DISSOLVED REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INTERANNUAL VARIATION; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; MEDIAN VALUE; PRECIPITATION; RUNOFF DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT LOSS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STREAM WATER; WATER SAMPLES;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; FROZEN SOILS; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SNOW; SOIL MECHANICS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATERSHEDS;

SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SNOWMELT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STREAMWATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

CANADA;

EID: 79951679432     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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