NASQAN Data--References

Concentrations and annual fluxes for selected water-quality constituents from the USGS National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN), 1996-2000

By Valerie J. Kelly, Richard P. Hooper, Brent T. Aulenbach, and Mary Janet

References

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