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Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985-2014: Annual Loads

Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network (NTN) stations for the period 1985 through 2014. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the NTN watersheds. To determine the trend in loads, the annual load results are flow normalized to integrate out the year-to-year variability in river discharge. The trend in load is derived from the flow-normalized load timeseries and represents the change in load resulting from changes in sources, delays associated with storage or transport of historical inputs, and (or) implemented management actions.

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Author(s) Douglas L Moyer orcid, Jeffrey G Chanat, Guoxiang Yang orcid, Joel D Blomquist orcid, Mike Langland orcid
Publication Date 2017
Beginning Date of Data 1985-10-01
Ending Date of Data 2014-09-30
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7XK8D2R
Citation Moyer, D.L., Chanat, J.G., Yang, G., Blomquist, J.D., and Langland, M., 2017, Chesapeake Bay Nontidal Network 1985-2014: Annual Loads: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7XK8D2R.
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Metadata Date 2020-08-27
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