Application of an integrated framework for estimating nitrate loads from a coastal watershed in south-east Sweden

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 56-68

  Salazar, Osvaldo ^a   Wesström, Ingrid ^b   Joel, Abraham ^b   Youssef, Mohamed A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed model; Hydrological modelling; Non point pollution; Parameter calibration; Prediction uncertainty; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; NONPOINT POLLUTIONS; PARAMETER CALIBRATION; PREDICTION UNCERTAINTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GLUES; GLUING; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COASTAL ZONE; DATA ACQUISITION; DRAINAGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; NITRATE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; SWEDEN;

EID: 84882796243     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.07.020     Document Type: Article

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