Flow paths and phosphorus transfer pathways in two agricultural streams with contrasting flow controls

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3504-3518

  Mellander, Per Erik ^a   Jordan, Phil ^b   Shore, Mairead ^a   Melland, Alice R ^c   Shortle, Ger ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate; Diffuse pollution; Eutrophication; High frequency water quality monitoring; Nutrient management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW CONTROL; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER POLLUTION; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL STREAMS; CLIMATE; DIFFUSE POLLUTION; HIGH-FREQUENCY MONITORING; HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; POORLY DRAINED SOILS; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; EUTROPHICATION; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW PATTERN; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84937639678     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10415     Document Type: Article

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