Impact of catchment geophysical characteristics and climate on the regional variability of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in surface water

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 490, Issue , 2014, Pages 947-956

  Cool, Geneviève ^a   Lebel, Alexandre ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^b   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Multilevel analysis; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; GEOPHYSICS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; WETLANDS;

CONIFEROUS FORESTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOC CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI-LEVEL ANALYSIS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; REGIONAL VARIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODELING; TOTAL PRECIPITATION;

CLIMATE MODELS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAKE WATER; MODEL TEST; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CANADA; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOREST; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAKE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WETLAND; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

CARBON; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATER; WETLANDS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; QUEBEC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84901985988     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.091     Document Type: Article

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