Water flow pathways and the water balance within a head-water catchment containing a dambo: Inferences drawn from hydrochemical investigations

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 581-591

  McCartney, M P ^a   Neal, C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; HEADWATER; WATER BUDGET; WETLAND;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0033497539     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-3-581-1999     Document Type: Article

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