The impact of geological control on flow accretion in lowland permeable catchments

Hydrology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 533-543

  Arnott, S ^a   Hilton, J ^b   Webb, B W ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Geography   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment scale; Flow accertion; Frome; Groundwater surface water interactions; Lowland permeable catchments; Piddle

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; BASEFLOWS; ENGLAND; FLOW ACCERTION; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; INTENSE PRECIPITATION; LOWLAND CATCHMENT; ON FLOW; SAND FORMATIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; RUNOFF; SURVEYS; WATER CONSERVATION;

CATCHMENTS;

ACCRETION; BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PERMEABILITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER PLANNING;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; FROME RIVER; PIDDLE RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 76049126266     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2009.017     Document Type: Article

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