A modeling study of heterogeneity and surface water-groundwater interactions in the Thomas Brook catchment, Annapolis Valley (Nova Scotia, Canada)

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1583-1596

  Gauthier, M J ^a,d   Camporese, M ^a,e   Rivard, C ^b   Paniconi, C ^a   Larocque, M ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CATCHMENT; DATABASE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; THOMAS BROOK BASIN;

EID: 72049128929     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-1583-2009     Document Type: Article

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