Upland streamwater nitrate dynamics across decadal to sub-daily timescales: A case study of Plynlimon, Wales

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 8013-8038

  Halliday, S J ^a   Skeffington, R A ^a   Wade, A J ^a   Neal, C ^b   Reynolds, B ^b   Norris, D ^b   Kirchner, J W ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECADAL VARIATION; DISPERSION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEADWATER; MOORLAND; NITRATE; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CEREDIGION; PLYNLIMON; SEVERN RIVER [UNITED KINGDOM]; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84890064486     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-8013-2013     Document Type: Article

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