Monitoring fluvial water chemistry for trend detection: Hydrological variability masks trends in datasets covering fewer than 12 years

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 514-521

  Howden, Nicholas J K ^a   Burt, Tim P ^b   Worrall, Fred ^b   Whelan, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; HYDROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

COLOR; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LINEAR MODELS; NITRATES; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER CYCLE;

EID: 79952494516     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00722f     Document Type: Article

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