Spatial and temporal variability of hydraulic conductivity in active reattachment bars of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Ground Water

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 338-344

  Springer, Abraham E ^a   Petroutson, William D ^b   Semmens, Betsy A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dames and Moore   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

PNEUMATIC SLUG TEST METHOD; REATTACHMENT BARS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BEDFORM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RIVER BED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER; GRAND CANYON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032901870     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1999.tb01109.x     Document Type: Article

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