Dynamics of nitrate production and removal as a function of residence time in the hyporheic zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Zarnetske, Jay P ^a   Haggerty, Roy ^a   Wondzell, Steven M ^b   Baker, Michelle A ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FARMING SYSTEM; HYPORHEIC ZONE; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESIDENCE TIME; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; STREAMWATER; TRACER;

EID: 79952750687     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001356     Document Type: Article

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