Land use effect and hydrological control on nitrate yield in subtropical mountainous watersheds

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 699-714

  Huang, J C ^a   Lee, T Y ^a   Kao, S J ^b,c   Hsu, S C ^b   Lin, H J ^d   Peng, T R ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION TECHNIQUES; DAILY DISCHARGE; FLUX METHODS; HYDROLOGICAL CONTROLS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; LAND USE PATTERN; MIXED SIGNAL; N DEPOSITION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE FLUXES; NITRATE PRODUCTION; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN SOURCES; RAINFALL/RUNOFF; REMOVAL PROCESS; RIVER MONITORING; SIMULATED DISCHARGES; SUBCATCHMENTS; TOPMODEL; TYPICAL VALUES;

CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RUNOFF; TIMBER; TROPICS; WATERSHEDS;

NITRATES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECONVOLUTION; DISCHARGE; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATERSHED;

ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MOUNTAINS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; REMOVAL; RUNOFF; TAIWAN; TROPICS; WATER SHEDS;

CHICHIAWAN CREEK; TAIWAN;

EID: 84863274359     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-699-2012     Document Type: Article

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