Evaluating the reliability of the stream tracer approach to characterize stream-subsurface water exchange

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2441-2451

  Harvey, Judson W ^a   Wagner, Brian J ^b   Bencala, Kenneth E ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; TRACER; WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INJECTION; MODEL; RELIABILITY; SOLUTE; STORAGE; UNITED STATES;

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STREAMS; TRACERS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE; RECHARGE; STREAM WATER; STREAMWATER; TRACER; TRACER EXPERIMENT;

USA, COLORADO, ROCKY MOUNTAINS, ST KEVIN GULCH;

EID: 0029663916     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR01268     Document Type: Article

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