Estimating recharge using relations between precipitation and yield in a mountainous area with large variability in precipitation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 316, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 71-83

  Carter, Janet Marie ^a   Driscoll, Daniel G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Karst aquifers; Precipitation; Recharge; Streamflow yield; Yield efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFILTRATION; STREAM FLOW;

BEDROCK AQUIFERS; GRID CELLS; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; RECHARGE RATES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AQUIFER; INFILTRATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECHARGE;

BLACK HILLS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28744457857     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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