Identifying storm flow pathways in a rainforest catchment using hydrological and geochemical modelling

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2851-2875

  Kinner, David A ^a,b   Stallard, Robert F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

End member chemical mixing; Flowpaths; Hydrology; TOPMODEL; Tropics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SOILS; WATER;

FLOW PATHS; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM CHEMISTRY; WATER BALANCES;

HYDROLOGY;

FLOW MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OVERLAND FLOW; RAINFOREST; STORMWATER;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 3142605654     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1498     Document Type: Article

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