An approach for predicting groundwater recharge in mountainous watersheds

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 365, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 156-172

  Smerdon, B D ^a   Allen, D M ^a   Grasby, S E ^b   Berg, M A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

MIKE SHE; Modelling; Mountainous terrain; Recharge; Semi arid; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AQUIFERS; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SURFACE WATERS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS; WATERSHEDS; WELLS;

MIKE-SHE; MODELLING; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; RECHARGE; SEMI-ARID; STABLE ISOTOPES;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MOUNTAIN; PREDICTION; RECHARGE; SNOWMELT; TERRAIN; WATERSHED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OKANAGAN BASIN;

EID: 58849103969     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.11.023     Document Type: Article

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