Near-stream soil water-groundwater coupling in the headwaters of the Afon Hafren, Wales: Implications for surface water quality

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 331, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 567-579

  Haria, Atul H ^a   Shand, Paul ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Bedrock; Forest; Geology; Hafren; Hillslope; Hydrology; Plynlimon; Riparian; Streamflow; Surface water groundwater interaction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FORESTRY; SOILS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW;

HAFREN; HILLSLOPES; PLYNLIMON;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ALUMINUM; CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SOILS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW;

ALUMINUM; BEDROCK; FIELD SURVEY; FORESTED CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HILLSLOPE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL WATER; STREAM CHANNEL; STREAMFLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ALUMINUM; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; SOIL; STREAM FLOW;

CEREDIGION; EURASIA; EUROPE; PLYNLIMON; SEVERN RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33751297534     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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