Influence of hyporheic flow and geomorphology on temperature of a large, gravel-bed river, Clackamas River, Oregon, USA

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 941-953

  Burkholder, Barbara K ^a   Grant, Gordon E ^b   Haggerty, Roy ^a   Khangaonkar, Tarang ^c   Wampler, Peter J ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Gravel bars; Groundwater modelling; Hyporheic exchange; River temperature

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

GROUNDWATER MODELLING; HYPORHEIC FLOW; RIVER TEMPERATURE;

OPEN CHANNEL FLOW;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL BED STREAM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMAL REGIME;

CLACKAMAS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41449113427     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6984     Document Type: Article

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