Quantification of submarine/intertidal groundwater discharge and nutrient loading from a lowland karst catchment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 2318-2330

  McCormack, T ^a   Gill, L W ^a   Naughton, O ^a   Johnston, P M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Karst; Modelling; Nutrient loading; Salinity; Submarine groundwater discharge

Indexed keywords

IRELAND; KARST; NUTRIENT LOADING; SALINITY; SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE;

MODELS;

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST HYDROLOGY; LOADING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALINITY; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

CONNACHT; COUNTY GALWAY; IRELAND;

EID: 84908565203     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.086     Document Type: Article

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