Conducting hydraulic tracer studies of constructed wetlands: A practical guide

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 269-282

  Headley, Thomas R ^a   Kadlec, Robert H ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Wetland Management Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulse tracer study; Mixing; Plug flow; Residence time distribution; Tracers

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HYDRAULICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRACER;

EID: 55349114716     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-3593(07)70110-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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