Interactions between groundwater and surface water: The state of the science

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-67

  Sophocleous, Marios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater recharge; Hydraulic properties; Hydroecology; Hyporheic zone; Water sustainability

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; MIXING; RECHARGE; SURFACE WATER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036488813     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-001-0170-8     Document Type: Article

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