Simulating vertical flow in large peatlands

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 227, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 207-217

  Reeve, A S ^a   Siegel, D I ^b   Glaser, P H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground water hydrology; MODFLOW; Peat bogs; Recharge discharge; Simulation; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SOILS;

PEAT BOGS; PEATLANDS;

WETLANDS;

FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PEATLAND; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 0034736977     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00183-3     Document Type: Article

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