Land use control of stream nitrate concentrations in mountainous coastal California watersheds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Goodridge, Blair M ^a   Melack, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BASEFLOW; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LAND USE PLANNING; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITRATE; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOOTHING; STREAMWATER; UPLAND REGION; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859904537     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JG001833     Document Type: Article

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