Physics-based continuous simulation of long-term near-surface hydrologic response for the Coos Bay experimental catchment

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Ebel, Brian A ^a   Loague, Keith ^a   Montgomery, David R ^b   Dietrich, William E ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EARTH SCIENCES; EXPERIMENTS; FRACTURE; RUNOFF; WATER;

BEDROCK FRACTURE; CONTINUOUS SIMULATION; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSES; INTEGRATED HYDROLOGY MODEL; INTEGRATED RESPONSE; MODEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; PRESSURE HEADS; WATER TABLE;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIEZOMETER; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; WATER TABLE;

COOS BAY; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53649094456     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006442     Document Type: Article

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