Catchment Phosphorous Losses: An Export Coefficient Modelling Approach with Scenario Analysis for Water Management

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1041-1064

  Matias, Nuno Gonçalo ^a   Johnes, Penny J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Export coefficient modelling; Reservoir ecosystems; Scenario analysis; Semi arid region; Total phosphorus; Water management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; EXPORT COEFFICIENTS; FARMING PRACTICES; HUMAN WASTE; INPUT DATAS; MODEL APPLICATION; NUTRIENT EXPORT; POINT SOURCES; PORTUGAL; RESERVOIR SYSTEMS; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RURAL REGIONS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID REGION; SEMIARID CATCHMENTS; SEWAGE EFFLUENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; STUDY AREAS; TERTIARY TREATMENT; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER RESOURCE SYSTEMS; WATERBODIES;

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; FARMING SYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; RESERVOIR; SEMIARID REGION; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84858603212     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9946-3     Document Type: Article

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