Numerical model of a tracer test on the Santa Clara River, Ventura County, California

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 133-142

  Nishikawa, Tracy ^a   Paybins, K S ^a   Izbicki, J A ^a   Reichard, E G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulics; Modeling statistics; Pollution modeling; Simulation; Surface water hydrology; Tracer test

Indexed keywords

DYES; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RIVERS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

FLUORESCENT DYE TRACERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

HYDROLOGY;

DYE TRACER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; MODELING; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; SANAT CLARA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

VENTURA;

EID: 0033081804     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb05458.x     Document Type: Article

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