Time Scales of Land Use Change and Export of N and P from Coastal Plain Basins to the Coastal Zone: Part 2
Project Start Date
01/01/2000
Project End Date
01/01/2003
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Person Name | Person role on project | Affiliation |
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Thomas Fisher | Principal Investigator | University of Maryland, Cambridge, United States |
Abstract
Substitution of agriculture for forest leads to enhanced export of N and P on the Delmarva coastal plain, enhancing eutrophication of Chesapeake Bay. • Hydrochemical modeling (GWLF) captures this effect with 15-30% errors on an annual basis, 10% errors at decadal time scales.