The flux of DOC from the UK - Predicting the role of soils, land use and net watershed losses

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 448-449, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-160

  Worrall, Fred ^a   Davies, Helen ^b   Bhogal, Anne ^c   Lilly, Allan ^d   Evans, Martin ^e   Turner, Kate ^a   Burt, Tim ^a   Barraclough, Declan ^f   Smith, Pete ^g   Merrington, Graham ^h  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^h WCA ENVIRONMENT LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DOC; Rivers; UK

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; ATMOSPHERIC CO; CARBON STORAGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOC; DOC EXPORT; HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LAND AREAS; ORGANIC SOIL; PEAT SOILS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SOIL SOURCES; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE; UK;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

SOILS;

ARABLE LAND; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATCHMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LAND USE; PEAT SOIL; PREDICTION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; WATERSHED;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84862013525     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.04.053     Document Type: Article

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