Hydrologic characteristics of appalachian loose-dumped spoil in the cumberland plateau of eastern Kentucky

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3372-3381

  Taylor, Timothy J ^a   Agouridis, Carmen T ^b   Warner, Richard C ^b   Barton, Christopher D ^c   Angel, Patrick N ^d  

^a STANTEC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d Office of Surface Mining   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Forestry reclamation approach; Hydrograph; Modelling; Surface mining

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE DURATION; DISCHARGE VOLUME; EASTERN KENTUCKY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; HYDROGRAPHS; LAG-TIME; MINE SPOIL; PEAK DISCHARGE; PEAK DISCHARGE RATE; RESPONSE TIME; SURFACE MINE RECLAMATION; SURFACE MINING; TREE GROWTH; WATER QUANTITIES;

FORESTRY; MINE FLOODING; MINING; SANDSTONE; TIMBER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COAL RECLAMATION;

FORESTRY MODELING; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND RECLAMATION; MINING; PEAK DISCHARGE; WATER QUALITY;

COAL; FLOODING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MINING; RECLAMATION; SAND STONE; WASTE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70549094411     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7443     Document Type: Article

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