Physical and temporal isolation of mountain headwater streams in the western Mojave Desert, Southern California

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-40

  Izbicki, John A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Hydrologic cycle; Infiltration; Recharge; Surface water ground water interactions; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; WETLANDS;

GROUNDWATER INTERACTIONS; HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; VADOSE ZONE;

STREAM FLOW;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; STREAM FLOW; WETLANDS;

ARID REGION; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; STREAM; VADOSE ZONE;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847188842     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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