An analysis of the long-term variation in stream water quality for three upland catchments at Loch Dee (Galloway, S.W. Scotland) under contrasting land management

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 422-435

  Langan, S J ^a   Hirst, D ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acid deposition; Galloway; Land management; S.W. Scotland; Sea salts; Trend analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; FORESTED CATCHMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; TREND ANALYSIS; UPLAND REGION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LOCH DEE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8644248145     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-422-2004     Document Type: Article

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