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  1. An evaluation of freezing as a preservation technique for analyzing dissolved organic C, N and P in surface water samples

    Techniques for preserving surface water samples...

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    Author(s):
    Jason B. Fellman; David V. D'Amore; Eran Hood
    Year:
    2008
    Keywords:
    Dissolved organic carbon, freezing, stream chemistry
    Source:
    Science of the Total Environment DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.11.027

  2. Convergent surface water distributions in U.S. cities

    Earth's surface is rapidly urbanizing, resulting in dramatic changes in the abundance, distribution and character of surface water features in urban landscapes. However, the scope and consequences of surface water redistribution at broad spatial scales are not well understood. We hypothesized that urbanization would lead to convergent surface water abundance and...

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    Author(s):
    M.K. Steele; J.B. Heffernan; N. Bettez; J. Cavender-Bares; P.M. Groffman; J.M. Grove; S. Hall; S.E. Hobbie; K. Larson; J.L. Morse; C. Neill; K.C. Nelson; J. O'Neil-Dunne; L. Ogden; D.E. Pataki; C. Polsky; R. Roy Chowdhury
    Year:
    2014
    Keywords:
    surface water, urbanization, cities, convergence, urban streams, urban water bodies, hydrography
    Source:
    Ecosystems. 17(4): 685-697.

  3. Sampling procedure for lake or stream surface water chemistry

    Surface waters collected in the field for chemical analyses are easily contaminated. This research note presents a step-by-step detailed description of how to avoid sample contamination when field collecting, processing, and transporting surface water samples for laboratory analysis.

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    Author(s):
    Robert Musselman
    Year:
    2012
    Keywords:
    stream surface water, chemical analyses, sample collection
    Source:
    Res. Note RMRS-RN-49. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 11 p.

  4. Estimation of real-time N load in surface water using dynamic data driven application system

    Agricultural, industrial, and urban activities are the major sources for eutrophication of surface water ecosystems. Currently, determination of nutrients in surface water is primarily accomplished by manually collecting samples for laboratory analysis, which requires at least 24 h. In other words, little to no effort has been devoted to monitoring real-time variations...

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    Author(s):
    Y. Ouyang; S.M. Luo; L.H. Cui; Q. Wang; J.E. Zhang
    Year:
    2011
    Keywords:
    DDDAS, Nutrients, Real-time River, Water quality
    Source:
    Ecological Engineering 37:616-621

  5. Hydrologic connectivity between geographically isolated wetlands and surface water systems: A review of select modeling methods

    Geographically isolated wetlands (GIW), depressional landscape features entirely surrounded by upland areas, provide a wide range of ecological functions and ecosystem services for human well-being. Current and future ecosystem management and decision-making rely on a solid scientific understanding of how hydrologic processes affect these important GIW services and...

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    Author(s):
    Heather E. Golden; Charles R. Lane; Devendra M. Amatya; Karl W. Bandilla; Hadas Raanan Kiperwas Kiperwas; Christopher D. Knightes; Herbert Ssegane
    Year:
    2014
    Keywords:
    Geographically isolated wetlands, Hydrologic connectivity, Watershed approach, Surface waters, Mechanistic models
    Source:
    Environmental Modelling & Software

  6. Estimation of surface water quality in a Yazoo River tributary using the duration curve and recurrence interval approach

    Pollution of surface water with harmful chemicals and eutrophication of rivers and lakes with excess nutrients are serious environmental concerns. This study estimated surface water quality in a stream within the Yazoo River Basin (YRB), Mississippi, USA, using the duration curve and recurrence interval analysis techniques. Data from the US Geological Survey (USGS)...

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    Author(s):
    Ying Ouyang; Prem B. Parajuli; Daniel A. Marion
    Year:
    2013
    Keywords:
    dissolved oxygen, load duration curve, recurrence period, specific conductivity, water quality
    Source:
    Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 13:515-523

  7. Data on projections of surface water withdrawal, consumption, and availability in the conterminous United States through the 21st century

    We report data on the projections of annual surface water demand and supply in the conterminous United States at a high spatial resolution from 2010s to the end of the 21st century, including: 1) water withdrawal and consumption in the water-use sectors of domestic, thermoelectric power generation, and irrigation; 2) availability of surface water generated...

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    Author(s):
    Kai Duan; Peter V Caldwell; Ge Sun; Steven G. McNulty; Yang Zhang; Erik Shuster; Bingjun Liu; Paul V Bolstad
    Year:
    2019
    Keywords:
    Surface water, water withdrawal, water consumption, water supply, hydrologic system, United States
    Source:
    Data in Brief

  8. Protecting Surface Water Systems on Forest Sites Through Herbicide Use

    Sediment, nutrients, and pesticides are universally accepted as the greatest threats to surface water quality world-wide. Sedimentation in surface waters is a natural phenomenon, but is magnified by human activities. Intensive forest management practices, particularly road building, harvesting and planting site preparation, result in the greatest increases in erosion...

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    Author(s):
    J.L. Michael; H.L. Gibbs; J.B. Fischer; E.C. Webber
    Year:
    2000
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In. Xth World Water congress: Proceedings water the world's most important resource, 12-17 March 2000; Melbourne, Australia.

  9. Simulating potential weekly stream and pond water available for irrigation in the Big Sunflower River Watershed of Mississippi Delta

    Groundwater storage and level have declined rapidly in the Big Sunflower River Watershed
    (BSRW) of Mississippi Delta in recent years. Farmers in this region are beginning to save groundwater
    resources by increasing surface water usage for agricultural irrigation. In this study, we estimated the
    weekly amount of surface water available in...

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    Author(s):
    Fei Gao; Gary Feng; Ying Ouyang; Johnie Jenkins; Changming Liu
    Year:
    2019
    Keywords:
    Surface water resources, irrigation, stream, pond, SWAT model
    Source:
    Water

  10. Using open-top pipe culverts to control surface water on steep road grades

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    Author(s):
    James N. Kochenderfer
    Year:
    1995
    Keywords:
    Source:
    Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-194. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.

  11. Riparian shrub buffers reduce surface water pollutant loads

    Surface water resources in Kansas often contain concentrations of pesticides, nutrients, and sediments that are of concern to local citizens. The United States Geological Survey reported in 1999 that 97 percent of streams and 82 percent of lakes in Kansas would not fully support all uses as designated by state statutes (U.S. Geological Survey 1999). Bacteria and...

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    Author(s):
    W. A. Geyer; C. Barden; K. Mankin; D. Devlin
    Year:
    2003
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 130-131

  12. Effects of fire and fuels management on water quality in eastern North America

    Fuels management, especially prescribed fire, can have direct impacts on aquatic resources through deposition of ash to surface waters. On the terrestrial side, fuels management leads to changes in vegetative structure and potentially soil properties that affect ecosystem cycling of water and inorganic and organic constituents. Because surface water systems (streams,...

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    Author(s):
    R. K. Kolka
    Year:
    2012
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: LaFayette, Russell; Brooks, Maureen T.; Potyondy, John P.; Audin, Lisa; Krieger, Suzanne L.; Trettin, Carl C. Eds. 2012. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the Eastern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-161. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 282-293.

  13. Determination of the Relative Uptake of Ground vs. Surface Water by Populus deltoides During Phytoremediation

    The use of plants to remediate polluted groundwater is becoming an attractive alternative to more expensive traditional techniques. In order to adequately assess the effectiveness of the phytoremediation treatment, a clear understanding of water-use habits by the selected plant species is essential. We examined the relative uptake of surface water (i.e., precipitation...

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    Author(s):
    Barton D. Clinton; James M. Vose; Don A. Vroblesky; Gregory J. Harvey
    Year:
    2004
    Keywords:
    trichloroehtene, stable isotopes, xylem sapflux
    Source:
    International Journal of Phytoremediation, 6(3):239-252

  14. Nitrogen saturation in the Rocky Mountains

    Nitrogen saturation is occurring throughout high-elevation catchments of the Colorado Front Range. Annual inorganic N loading in wet deposition to the Front Range of ~4 kg ha-1 yr-1 is about twice that of the Pacific States and similar to many sites in the northeastern United States. In the last ten years at Niwot Ridge/Green Lakes Valley and Glacier Lakes, annual...

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    Author(s):
    Mark W. Williams; Jill S. Baron; Nel Caine; Richard Sommerfeld; Robert Sanford
    Year:
    1996
    Keywords:
    nitrogen saturation, high-elevation catchments
    Source:
    Environmental Science and Technology. 30(2): 640-646.

  15. Assessment of freshwater withdrawals and availability for Marcellus shale natural gas development: a case study in Pennsylvania

    To evaluate surface water withdrawals used for Marcellus shale natural gas development and to assess potential impacts on water yield, a regional water balance model was developed for the Pine Creek watershed, located primarily in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Marcellus shale development has increased rapidly in Lycoming County since 2007. We used precipitation,...

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    Author(s):
    Patrick C. Eisenhauer; Nicolas P. Zegre; Samuel J. Lamont
    Year:
    2013
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: Miller, Gary W.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Brooks, John R.; Grushecky, Shawn T.; Spong, Ben D.; Rentch, James S., eds. Proceedings, 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2012 March 26-28; Morgantown, WV; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-117. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 235-241.

  16. Impacts of Rising Nitrogen Deposition on N Exports from Forests to Surface Waters in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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    Author(s):
    Yude Pan; John Hom; Richard Birdsey; Kevin Mccullough
    Year:
    2004
    Keywords:
    Chesapeake Bay watershed, Atmospheric nitrogen deposition, Nitrate leaching loss, PnET-CN, Model validation
    Source:
    Environmental Management. 33: S120-S131.

  17. The mixing of rain with near-surface water

    Rain experiments were run with various temperature differences between the warm rain and the cool receiving water. The rain intensities were uniform and the raindrop sizes were usually uniform (2.2 mm, 3.6 mm, and 5.5 mm diameter drops). Two drop size distributions were also used.

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    Author(s):
    Dennis F. Houk
    Year:
    1976
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: Dochinger, L. S.; Seliga, T. A., eds. Proceedings of the first international symposium on acid precipitation and the forest ecosystem; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-23. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. p.501

  18. Inland surface waters, Chapter 18

    Freshwater aquatic ecosystems include rivers and streams, large and small lakes, reservoirs, and ephemeral ponds.

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    Author(s):
    J.S. Baron; C.T. Driscoll; J.L. Stoddard
    Year:
    2011
    Keywords:
    Source:
    In: Pardo, L.H.; Robin-Abbott, M.J.; Driscoll, C.T., eds. Assessment of Nitrogen deposition effects and empirical critical loads of Nitrogen for ecoregions of the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-80. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 209-227.

  19. Real-time estimation of TP load in a Mississippi Delta Stream using a dynamic data driven application system

    Elevated phosphorus (P) in surface waters can cause eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems and can impair water for drinking, industry, agriculture, and recreation. Currently, no effort has been devoted to estimating real-time variation and load of total P (TP) in surface waters due to the lack of suitable and/or cost-effective wireless sensors. However, when considering...

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    Author(s):
    Ying Ouyang; Theodor D. Leininger; Jeff Hatten
    Year:
    2013
    Keywords:
    DDDAS, Hydstra, Mississippi River Alluvial Valley, Phosphorus, Real-time Surface water
    Source:
    Journal of Environmental Management 122:37-41

  20. Sectoral contributions to surface water stress in the coterminous United States

    Here, we assess current stress in the freshwater system based on the best available data in order to understand possible risks and vulnerabilities to regional water resources and the sectors dependent on freshwater. We present watershed-scale measures of surface water supply stress for the coterminous United States (US) using the water supply stress index (WaSSI) model...

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    Author(s):
    K. Averyt; J. Meldrum; P. Caldwell; G. Sun; S. McNulty; A. Huber-Lee; N. Madden
    Year:
    2013
    Keywords:
    water resources, surface water, water stress
    Source:
    Environmental Research Letter 8 (2013) 035046:1-9.

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