Dynamics of nitrate and chloride during storm events in agricultural catchments with different subsurface drainage intensity (Indiana, USA)

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 466-467, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Kennedy, Casey D ^a   Bataille, Clement ^a   Liu, Zhongfang ^a   Ale, Srinivasulu ^a   VanDeVelde, Justin ^a   Roswell, Charles R ^a   Bowling, Laura C ^a   Bowen, Gabriel J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Hydrograph separation; Nitrogen; Stable isotopes; Storm; Tile drainage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENTS; AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CATCHMENT AREA; CATCHMENT SCALE; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DRAINAGE DENSITY; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INDIANA , USA; INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NEAR-SURFACE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; PAIRED CATCHMENTS; PER UNIT; RIVER BASINS; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL WATER; STABLE ISOTOPES; STORM EVENTS; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES; TILE DRAINAGE; TILE DRAINS; WATER DYNAMICS; WATER TABLES;

AGRICULTURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CULTIVATION; DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ISOTOPES; LAKES; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS;

CATCHMENTS;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CHLORIDE; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPH; LAND USE CHANGE; NITRATE; SOIL WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STORM; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TILE DRAIN; WATER TABLE;

INDIANA; MIDWEST; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; UNITED STATES; WABASH BASIN;

EID: 84866550212     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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