Modeling nitrogen loading in a small watershed in southwest China using a DNDC model with hydrological enhancements

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2999-3009

  Deng, J ^a   Zhou, Z ^a   Zhu, B ^b   Zheng, X ^a   Li, C ^c   Wang, X ^b   Jian, Z ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SUSPENDED LOAD; TERRITORY; VOLATILIZATION; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CHINA;

EID: 80355130272     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-2999-2011     Document Type: Article

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