Linking soil- and stream-water chemistry based on a Riparian Flow-Concentration Integration Model

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2287-2297

  Seibert, J ^a,b   Grabs, T ^b   Kohler S ^c   Laudon, H ^c   Winterdahl, M ^c   Bishop, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CATCHMENT; CHLORIDE; FLOW MODELING; HILLSLOPE; MAGNESIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL WATER; STREAMWATER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 72449164456     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-2287-2009     Document Type: Article

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