A modified load apportionment model for identifying point and diffuse source nutrient inputs to rivers from stream monitoring data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 501, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-34

  Chen, Dingjiang ^a   Dahlgren, Randy A ^b   Lu, Jun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Diffuse (nonpoint) source; Eutrophication; Nutrient; Point source; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION; BAYESIAN CALIBRATION; DIFFUSE (NONPOINT) SOURCE; EXPORT COEFFICIENT MODELS; MITIGATION STRATEGY; POINT SOURCES; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; WATER QUALITY DATA;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; EUTROPHICATION; INFLOW; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POINT SOURCE; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CHANGLE RIVER; CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84882991015     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.034     Document Type: Article

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