Application of a probabilistic ammonia model: Identification of important model inputs and critique of a TMDL analysis for an urban lake

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-199

  Gelda, Rakesh K ^a   Effler, Steven W ^a  

^a UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Lakes; Modeling; Monte Carlo; Nitrogen; Probabilistic; TMDL; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977832923     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140309354084     Document Type: Article

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