Thermal gradients as a tool for estimating groundwater advective rates in a coastal estuary: White Oak River, North Carolina, USA

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 248, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 198-215

  Land, Lewis A ^a,c   Paull, Charles K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c North Carolina Division of Water Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Advection; Estuary; Flow rates; Groundwater; Numerical models; Thermal gradients

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; THERMAL STRUCTURES;

RIVERS;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035879651     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00405-X     Document Type: Article

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