High frequency measurements of reach scale nitrogen uptake in a fourth order river with contrasting hydromorphology and variable water chemistry (Weiße Elster, Germany)

Water Resources Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 328-343

  Kunz, Julia Vanessa ^a   Hensley, Robert ^b   Brase, Lisa ^c   Borchardt, Dietrich ^a   Rode, Michael ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

high frequency measurements; longitudinal sampling; nutrient retention; quantitative methods; stream metabolism; time series

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; TIME SERIES;

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; HIGH FREQUENCY DATA; HIGH FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; NUTRIENT RETENTION; POSITIVE DEPENDENCE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; STREAM METABOLISM;

RIVERS;

EFFLUENT; INSOLATION; MASS BALANCE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRIBUTARY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

GERMANY;

EID: 85013657484     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016WR019355     Document Type: Article

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