Direct measurements of floodwater infiltration into shallow alluvial aquifers

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 344, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 157-170

  Dahan, Ofer ^a   Shani, Yuval ^a   Enzel, Yehouda ^b   Yechieli, Yoseph ^c   Yakirevich, Alex ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arid land; Flood; Groundwater; Infiltration; Recharge; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REFLECTOMETERS; WATER CONTENT;

ARID LAND; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER FLUXES;

AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REFLECTOMETERS; WATER CONTENT;

AQUIFER; ARID REGION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOISTURE; RECHARGE; TRACKING; VADOSE ZONE;

ARAVA VALLEY; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34548691878     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.06.033     Document Type: Article

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