Influence of stream bank seepage during low-flow conditions on riparian zone hydrology

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Duval, T P ^a,b   Hill, A R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

FLOW PATHS; RIPARIAN SEDIMENTS;

SEEPAGE;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; STREAM FLOW;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; FLOW PATTERN; HILLSLOPE; INFLOW; LOW FLOW; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; SEEPAGE; STREAMFLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER TABLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33845236949     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR004861     Document Type: Article

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