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Storm travel distance calculations for total phosphorus and suspended materials in rivers
Author(s) -
Verhoff Frank H.,
Melfi David A.,
Yaksich Stephen M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr015i006p01354
Subject(s) - storm , hydrograph , hydrology (agriculture) , drainage basin , magnitude (astronomy) , environmental science , phosphorus , event (particle physics) , meteorology , geology , geography , geotechnical engineering , physics , materials science , cartography , quantum mechanics , astronomy , metallurgy
From previous work it appears that total phosphorus is transported through rivers by a series of storm events. This paper presents a method for calculating the average distance of travel during any given storm event. The method uses the hydrograph, chemograph, and flow characteristics at a point in the river. Comparisons were made between storm events at the same station in a river, between different stations in the same river basin, and between stations in different rivers. Results show the distance of travel is dependent upon the magnitude and duration of the storm event but not on the magnitude of the total phosphorus concentration.