Spatial and seasonal patterns in stream water contamination across mountainous watersheds: Linkage with landscape characteristics

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 523, Issue , 2015, Pages 398-408

  Ai, L ^a   Shi, Z H ^a,b   Yin, W ^c   Huang, X ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c The Yangtze River Water Resources Protection Science Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Co dependent data; Landscape characteristics; Partial least squares regression; Stream water contaminant

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FORESTRY; IMPURITIES; LAND USE; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; OXYGEN; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; LANDSCAPE CHARACTERISTIC; LARGEST PATCH INDICES; MORPHOMETRIC VARIABLES; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; STREAM WATER; WATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HETEROGENEITY; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LANDSCAPE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR;

EID: 84922767723     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.082     Document Type: Article

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