Identifying priorities for nutrient mitigation using river concentration-flow relationships: The Thames basin, UK

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Bowes, Michael J ^a   Jarvie, Helen P ^a   Naden, Pamela S ^a   Old, Gareth H ^a   Scarlett, Peter M ^a   Roberts, Colin ^a   Armstrong, Linda K ^a   Harman, Sarah A ^a   Wickham, Heather D ^a   Collins, Adrian L ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffuse source; Load Apportionment Model; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Point source; Thames Initiative

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

DIFFUSE SOURCES; POINT SOURCES; THAMES INITIATIVE;

NITROGEN;

BORON; GROWING SEASON; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER FLOW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

ENGLAND; THAMES BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84904859866     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.03.063     Document Type: Article

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