Sources of nitrate export during rain-on-snow events at forested catchments

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 23-36

  Casson, N J ^a   Eimers, M C ^a   Watmough, S A ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forested catchment; Hydrograph separation; Nitrate; Oxygen isotopes; Rain on snow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904795125     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-013-9850-4     Document Type: Article

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