The use of instrumentally collected-composite samples to estimate the annual fluxes of suspended sediment and sediment-associated chemical constituents

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 337, Issue , 2010, Pages 273-281

  Horowitz, Arthur J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autosamplers; Rating curves; Storm sampling; Suspended sediments

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL FLUX; ATLANTA; AUTOSAMPLERS; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; CHEMICAL DATA; CHEMICAL FLUX; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; DISCRETE SAMPLE; EVENT-BASED; GEORGIA; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; RATING CURVE; RATING CURVES; WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATER QUANTITIES; WATER VOLUMES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RATING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STORMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPOSITE; RATING CURVE; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VOLUME; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952692490     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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