The integration of thermal infrared imaging, discharge measurements and numerical simulation to quantify the relative contributions of freshwater inflows to small estuaries in Atlantic Canada

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2847-2859

  Danielescu, Serban ^a   MacQuarrie, Kerry T B ^a   Faux, Russell N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b Watershed Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne thermal infrared imaging; Estuaries; Groundwater discharge; Groundwater modelling; Hydrograph separation; Springs

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE THERMAL INFRARED IMAGING; GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER MODELLING; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; SPRINGS;

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED DEVICES; LOCATION; NUTRIENTS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SANDSTONE; SEEPAGE; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ESTUARIES;

AIRBORNE SENSING; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER FLOW;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 70349232441     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7383     Document Type: Article

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