Uncertainty in phosphorus retention, Williams Fork Reservoir, Colorado

Uncertainties in the calculation of water and phosphorus budgets for a bottom‐withdrawal reservoir were determined for 1979–1982. Ungaged components of the water budget were estimated from the residual of measured terms. This residual accounted for less than 30% of total water input and for more tha...

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Published in:Water resources research 1985-11, Vol.21 (11), p.1684-1692
Main Author: LaBaugh, J.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BALANCE HIDRICO
BILAN HYDRIQUE
COLORADO
EMBALSES
FOSFORO
PHOSPHORE
PHOSPHORUS
PHOSPHORUS CYCLING
RESERVOIR D'EAU
RETENTION
WATER BALANCE
WATER RESERVOIRS
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Summary:Uncertainties in the calculation of water and phosphorus budgets for a bottom‐withdrawal reservoir were determined for 1979–1982. Ungaged components of the water budget were estimated from the residual of measured terms. This residual accounted for less than 30% of total water input and for more than 45% of total phosphorus input in each year of the study. Uncertainty in phosphorus retention data was large because of uncertainty in the total phosphorus input, due to use of a residual term.
ISSN:0043-1397
1944-7973
DOI:10.1029/WR021i011p01684