Discharge and nutrient uncertainty: Implications for nutrient flux estimation in small streams

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 135-152

  Lloyd, C E M ^a   Freer, J E ^a   Johnes, P J ^a   Coxon, G ^a   Collins, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discharge; Load estimation; Non parametric; Nutrients; Stage discharge; Uncertainty; Velocity area

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EUTROPHICATION; NITRATES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LOAD ESTIMATION; NON-PARAMETRIC; NONPARAMETRIC APPROACHES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LOAD ESTIMATIONS; ROBUST STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STAGE-DISCHARGE; UNCERTAINTY;

NUTRIENTS;

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HEADWATER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; STREAMWATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84954233576     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10574     Document Type: Article

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