Coupling of surface water and groundwater nitrate-N dynamics in two permeable agricultural catchments

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 152, Issue , 2014, Pages S107-S124

  Mellander, P E ^a   Melland, A R ^a   Murphy, P N C ^a   Wall, D P ^a   Shortle, G ^a   Jordan, P ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PERMEABILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84916233713     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859614000021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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