Flow reversals in peatlands influenced by local groundwater systems

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-110

  Devito, K J ^a   Waddington, J M ^b   Branfireun, B A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater systems; Peatlands; Subsurface flow

Indexed keywords

CANADA; FLOW REVERSALS; PEATLANDS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SWEDEN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GROUNDWATER; PEAT; TOPOGRAPHY;

FLOW REVERSAL; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; PEATLANDS; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

CANADA, ONTARIO; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030804637     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199701)11:1<103::aid-hyp417>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Article

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