An experimental study of water table recharge by seepage losses from a ditch with intermittent flow

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 3555-3563

  Dages C ^a   Voltz, M ^a   Lacas, J G ^a   Huttel, O ^a   Negro, S ^a   Louchart, X ^a  

^a UMR LISAH   (France)

Author keywords

Infiltration bulb; Mediterranean catchment; Piston flow; Tracer experiment; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; ESTIMATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS;

CONTAMINATION LEVELS; DENSE MONITORING; DENSE NETWORKS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FLOW PROCESSING; GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER RECHARGING; INFILTRATED WATER; INFILTRATION BULB; INTERMITTENT FLOWS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MEDITERRANEAN CATCHMENT; PISTON FLOW; SATURATED FLOW; SEEPAGE LOSSES; SHALLOW WATER TABLES; SPACE AND TIME; TRACER EXPERIMENT; UNSATURATED FLOW; WATER TABLE;

WATER POLLUTION;

CATCHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; TRACER; UNSATURATED FLOW; WATER TABLE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 52149124693     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6958     Document Type: Article

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