Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring Network 1985-2022: Monthly loads
Dates
Publication Date
2023-06-13
Start Date
1984-10-01
End Date
2022-09-30
Citation
Mason, C.A., and Soroka, A.M., 2023, Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads and trends measured at the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring stations: Water years 1985-2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97IFYES.
Summary
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) Network stations for the period 1985 through 2022. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds.
Summary
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads, and changes in loads, in major rivers across the Chesapeake Bay watershed have been calculated using monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay River Input Monitoring (RIM) Network stations for the period 1985 through 2022. Nutrient and suspended-sediment loads and changes in loads were determined by applying a weighted regression approach called WRTDS (Weighted Regression on Time, Discharge, and Season). The load results represent the total mass of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment that was exported from each of the RIM watersheds.
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RIM_1985-2022_MonthlyLoads.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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Purpose
The purpose of this dataset is to communicate the monthly loads of nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended sediment being transported by the nontidal portion of the major rivers in the Bay watershed.
