Reactive solute transport in streams. 1. Development of an equilibrium- based model

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 409-418

  Runkel, Robert L ^a,c   Bencala, Kenneth E ^a,c   Broshears, Robert E ^a,c   Chapra, Steven C ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

^c US Geol Water Resources Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAMWATER;

EID: 0029667363     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95WR03106     Document Type: Article

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