Modelling potential impacts of coalbed methane development on stream water quality in an American watershed

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-103

  Wang, Xixi ^a   Yang, Wanhong ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBM produced water; Discharge; Irrigation; Modelling; Natural gas; Salinity; Sodicity; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

COAL; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

COALBED METHANE; SODICITY; STREAM WATER QUALITY;

WATERSHEDS;

COAL; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

COALBED METHANE; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MODELING; NATURAL GAS; SALINITY; SODICITY; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; POWDER RIVER; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 38549172522     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6647     Document Type: Article

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