Comparing empirical models for sediment and phosphorus transfer from soils to water at field and catchment scale under data uncertainty

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-223

  Krueger, T ^a   Quinton, J N ^a   Freer, J ^b   MacLeod, C J A ^c   Bilotta, G S ^d   Brazier, R E ^e   Hawkins, J M B ^f   Haygarth, P M ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^f ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCHARGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FIELD SURVEY; GRASSLAND; HEADWATER; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858446390     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2011.01419.x     Document Type: Article

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