Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Effects of Land Use Changes on Runoff and Nitrate Loads in the Talar River

This research surveyed the effects of land use changes on flow nitrate pollution in the Talar River (northern Iran), using Landsat images of 1991 and 2013 and the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The results indicated that forest areas decreased by 14.9% and irrigated crops, dry land farming a...

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Main Authors: Ataollah Kavian, Maziar Mohammadi, Leila Gholami, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/4/445