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SPARROW model input datasets and predictions of nitrogen loads in streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed

April 14, 2021

This data release contains mean-annual total nitrogen (TN) loads predicted by a SPARROW model for individual stream and shoreline reaches in the Chesapeake watershed as defined by NHDPlus, a 1:100,000 scale representation of stream hydrography built upon the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) (Horizon Systems, 2010). Also included are the input variables required to execute the model, including landscape characteristics, nutrient inputs to land, and calibration data from water quality monitoring stations. Further details on model construction and results are described in Ator (2011, https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20115167).

Publication Year 2021
Title SPARROW model input datasets and predictions of nitrogen loads in streams of the Chesapeake Bay watershed
DOI 10.5066/P9FLXZFG
Authors Andrew J Sekellick, Scott W Ator, John W Brakebill, Joel D Blomquist
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization MD-DE-DC Water Science Center