Dynamics of critical source areas: Does connectivity explain chemistry?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 435-436, Issue , 2012, Pages 499-508

  Thompson, J J D ^a,b   Doody, D G ^a   Flynn, R ^b   Watson, C J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Critical source areas; Diffuse pollution; Overland flow; Phosphorus; Variable source areas

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DIFFUSE POLLUTION; OVERLAND FLOW; SOURCE AREA; VARIABLE SOURCE AREAS;

CATCHMENTS; DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

STORMS;

PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; TOTAL SOLUBLE PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATCHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GRASSLAND; HILLSLOPE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OVERLAND FLOW; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL SOURCE AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOW KINETICS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; GRASSLAND; HILLSLOPE; HURRICANE; HYDROGRAPHY; IRELAND; LAND BIOME; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OVERLAND FLOW; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROLOGY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NORTHERN IRELAND; PHOSPHORUS; RAIN; SOIL;

DOWN; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864823283     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.104     Document Type: Article

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