A simple model for predicting water table fluctuations in a tidal marsh

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Montalto, Franco A ^a,b   Parlange, Jean Yves ^a   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIDES;

TIDAL MARSH HYDROLOGY; TIDAL WETLAND; WATER TABLE;

WETLANDS;

DATA ACQUISITION; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIDES; WETLANDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL WETLAND; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; OXIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER TABLE;

HUDSON RIVER; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; PIERMONT MARSH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247572875     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003913     Document Type: Article

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