The role of irrigation runoff and winter rainfall on dissolved organic carbon loads in an agricultural watershed

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 179, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Oh, Neung Hwan ^a   Pellerin, Brian A ^b   Bachand, Philip A M ^c   Hernes, Peter J ^d   Bachand, Sandra M ^b   Ohara, Noriaki ^e   Kavvas, M Levent ^f   Bergamaschi, Brian A ^b   Horwath, William R ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Bachand and Associates   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; DOC; Flood irrigation; Watershed

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTIMATION METHOD; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882603528     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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