Nitrogen loadings to two small estuaries, Prince Edward Island, Canada: A 2-year investigation of precipitation, surface water and groundwater contributions

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 945-957

  Danielescu, Serban ^a,b,c   MacQuarrie, Kerry T B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Groundwater discharge; Nearshore springs; Nitrate; Nitrogen loading; Streams

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC LOADING; DIFFERENTIAL ATTENUATION; DIRECT PRECIPITATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGENS; FRESHWATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER SPRINGS; GROUNDWATER TRANSPORT; LAND AREAS; MONTHLY LOAD; NEARSHORES; NITROGEN LOADING; NITROGEN TRANSPORT; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND , CANADA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM WATER; STREAMS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; LOADING; NITROGEN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

ESTUARIES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ESTUARINE CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; NITRATE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; STREAMFLOW; WET DEPOSITION;

CANADA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

SALMONIDAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79952050286     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7881     Document Type: Article

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