Fast ground-water mixing and basal recharge in an unconfined, alluvial aquifer, Konza LTER Site, Northeastern Kansas

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 286, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 271-299

  Macpherson, G L ^a   Sophocleous, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical stratification; Dissolved oxygen; Floodplain aquifer; Ground water recharge; Loess; Soil water modeling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIMESTONE; MIXING; MONITORING; OXYGEN; ROCKS;

GROUND-WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEVEL;

HYDROLOGY;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; RECHARGE; STRATIFICATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1142294039     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.09.016     Document Type: Article

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