Hydrologic landscapes on the Delmarva Peninsula Part 1: Drainage basin type and base-flow chemistry

Water Resources Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 767-778

  Phillips, Patrick J ^a   Bachman, L Joseph ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

landscape analysis; surface water hydrology; water quality; watershed analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; GROUNDWATER FLOW; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BASE FLOW CHEMISTRY; DRAINAGE BASINS; HYDROLOGIC LANDSCAPES;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0030210057     PISSN: 00431370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1996.tb03474.x     Document Type: Article

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