Field data and flow system response in clay (vertisol) shale terrain, north central Texas, USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2719-2736

  Allen, Peter M ^a   Harmel, R D ^b   Arnold, J ^b   Plant, B ^c   Yelderman, J ^a   King, K ^d  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Corrigan Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay vertisol; FLOWTUBE; Groundwater; Lateral flow; Recharge; Water budget

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLAY DEPOSITS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SHALE; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

CLAY SHALE TERRAIN; LATERAL FLOW; VERTISOL; WATER BUDGET;

HYDROLOGY;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; RECHARGE; VERTISOL; WATER BUDGET;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25444447372     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5782     Document Type: Article

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