The flux of suspended sediment from the UK 1974 to 2010

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 504, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-39

  Worrall, Fred ^a   Burt, Tim P ^b   Howden, Nicholas J K ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Nutrients; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL AVERAGE; FLUVIAL FLUXES; GREAT BRITAIN; LOW FLOW; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT FLUX; TERRESTRIAL BIOSPHERE;

CARBON; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

CATCHMENTS;

BIOSPHERE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATERSHED;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84885778946     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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