During a winter of storms in a small UK catchment, hydrology and water quality responses follow a clear rural-urban gradient

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• 作者：Scott J. McGrane^a ; ^{scott.mcgrane@glasgow.ac.uk} ; Michael G. Hutchins^b ; James D. Miller^b ; Gianbattista Bussi^c ; Thomas R. Kjeldsen^d ; Matt Loewenthal^e
• 关键词：Winter flooding ; Water quality ; Rural-urban gradient ; Stormwater runoff ; High-resolution monitoring
• 刊名：Journal of Hydrology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：545
• 期：Complete
• 页码：463-477
• 全文大小：4456 K
• 卷排序：545

文摘

Unprecedented storms with 200% average winter rainfall had little impact on overall water quality. Wastewater effluent key driver of water quality at catchment outlet. Storms yield some benefits by flushing catchments and recharging aquifers. Colder winter conditions protected aquatic ecosystems from hypoxic conditions.