Modeling storm events to investigate the influence of the stream-catchment interface zone on stream biogeochemistry

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Butturini, Andrea ^a   Bernal, Susana ^b   Sabater, Francesc ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; STORMS; STREAM FLOW;

MIXING MODEL; SOLUTE FLUX; STREAM AND CATCHMENT INTERFACE (SCI); STREAM WATER;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER WATER;

EID: 25844522702     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003842     Document Type: Article

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