| Title: | Diffuse source apportionment of the Po River eutrophying load to the Adriatic sea: Assessment of Lombardy contribution to Po River nutrient load apportionment by means of an integrated modelling approach |
| Authors: | Salvetti, R., A. Azzellino and R. Vismara |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Journal: | Chemosphere |
| Volume (Issue): | 65(11) |
| Pages: | 2168-2177 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.06.012 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic and pollutant |
| Primary Application Category: | model and/or data interface |
| Secondary Application Category: | nutrient cycling/loss and transport |
| Watershed Description: | 24,000 km^2 Lombardy Plain drainage area (and 1,000 km^2 Mella River tributary), which is a major tributary of the Po River in northeast Italy. |
| Calibration Summary: | stream flow NSE (1984-2002): daily=0.50, monthly>0.70 |
| Validation Summary: | |
| General Comments: | SWAT calibration and validation was performed for the smaller Mella River subwatershed. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Source apportionment; Point and non-point sources; River quality modelling; SWAT; QUAL2E |