Measurement of hydraulic properties in deep lake sediments using a tethered pore pressure probe: Applications in the Hamilton Harbour, western Lake Ontario

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1917-1928

  Harvey, F Edwin ^a,b   Rudolph, David L ^a   Frape, Shaun K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAKES; SEDIMENT;

BOTTOM SEDIMENT; GROUNDWATER SEEPAGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LAKE SEDIMENT; PORE PRESSURE;

CANADA; HAMILTON HARBOUR; LAKE ONTARIO; ONTARIO;

DIGITAL STORAGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAKES; PORE PRESSURE; PORTS AND HARBORS; PROBES; SEEPAGE; SHIPS; SURFACE WATERS;

DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; GROUNDWATER SEEPAGE; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LAKE BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; PORE PRESSURE DISSIPATION;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0030750631     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR00659     Document Type: Article

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