Hydrological pathways and nitrogen runoff in agricultural dominated catchments in Nordic and Baltic countries

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-219

  Deelstra, Johannes ^a   Iital, Arvo ^b   Povilaitis, Arvydas ^c   Kyllmar, Katarina ^d   Greipsland, Inga ^a   Blicher Mathiesen, Gitte ^e   Jansons, Viesturs ^f   Koskiaho, Jari ^g   Lagzdins, Ainis ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Latvia)

^g FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baseflow index; Catchment; Flashiness index; Nitrogen loss; Runoff; Subsurface drainage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BASEFLOW; DRAINAGE BASIN; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NITROGEN; RUNOFF; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

BALTIC REGION; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84903446532     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.007     Document Type: Article

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