Problems associated with estimating ground water discharge and recharge from stream-discharge records

Ground Water

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-342

  Halford, Keith J ^a   Mayer, Gregory C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; HYDRAULICS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SNOW; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; WETLANDS;

HYDRAULIC DIFFUSIVITY; HYDROGRAPH-SEPARATION TECHNIQUES; RECESSION INDEX;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

DISCHARGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0034114669     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2000.tb00218.x     Document Type: Article

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