Hydraulic effects on nitrogen removal in a tidal spring-fed river

Water Resources Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1443-1456

  Hensley, Robert T ^a   Cohen, Matthew J ^a   Korhnak, Larry V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

hydraulics; nutrient; removal; river; tidal

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HYDRAULICS; NUTRIENTS; REMOVAL; RIVERS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

HYDRAULIC EFFECT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; MODEL PREDICTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TIDAL; TRANSIENT STORAGE;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AUTOTROPHY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RIVER FLOW; TIDAL MODELING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85027920072     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR016178     Document Type: Article

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