Dynamics of nitrate concentration-discharge patterns in an urban watershed: DYNAMIC URBAN NITRATE C-Q PATTERNS
- Award ID(s):
- 1637661
- PAR ID:
- 10039082
- Publisher / Repository:
- DOI PREFIX: 10.1029
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Water Resources Research
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 0043-1397
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 7349 to 7365
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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