Identification of groundwater flowpaths and denitrification zones in a dynamic floodpain aquifier

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 325, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 262-272

  Pfeiffer, Shaili M ^a   Bahr, Jean M ^a   Beilfuss, Richard D ^a  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SAND;

DENITRIFICATION ZONES; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOODPLAINS; FLOWPATHS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; FLOW PATTERNS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SAND; WATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; DENITRIFICATION; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NITRATE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN; WISCONSIN RIVER;

EID: 33744942626     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.10.019     Document Type: Article

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