Lowland river water quality: A new UK data resource for process and environmental management analysis

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 949-960

  Neal, Colin ^a   Bowes, Michael ^a   Jarvie, Helen P ^a   Scholefield, Paul ^a   Leeks, Graham ^a   Neal, Margaret ^a   Rowland, Philip ^a   Wickham, Heather ^a   Harman, Sarah ^a   Armstrong, Linda ^a   Sleep, Darren ^a   Lawlor, Alan ^a   Davies, Cynthia E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84858294235     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8344     Document Type: Note

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