Controls on groundwater chemistry in subalpine catchments in the southern interior of British Columbia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 1-20

  Hudsona, Robert O ^a   Golding, Douglas L ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater chemistry; Mineral weathering; Predict; Site specific model; Subalpine watersheds

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; ECOSYSTEMS; FORECASTING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICA; SULFATE MINERALS; WATERSHEDS; WEATHERING;

CATIONS; FOREST COVER; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER HEAD; HYDROLOGIC ZONE; MINERAL WEATHERING; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SUBALPINE CATCHMENT;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

FOREST COVER; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SUBALPINE CATCHMENT; WEATHERING;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, PENTICTON CREEK;

EID: 0031581587     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(97)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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