Spring temperatures in the Sagehen Basin, Sierra Nevada, CA: Implications for heat flow and groundwater circulation

Geofluids

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-207

  Brumm, Maria ^a   Wang, Chi Yuen ^a   Manga, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat flow; Recharge; Sierra Nevada; Springs

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BASAL FLOW; DISCHARGE; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; SPRING WATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAGEHEN BASIN; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 68449096142     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2009.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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