Sediment discharges during storm flow from proximal urban and rural karst springs, central Kentucky, USA

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 383, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 280-290

  Reed, Thomas M ^a   Todd McFarland, J ^a   Fryar, Alan E ^b   Fogle, Alex W ^c   Taraba, Joseph L ^d  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inner Bluegrass; Karst; Kentucky; Sediment; Storm flow

Indexed keywords

IMPERVIOUS COVER; INNER BLUEGRASS; KENTUCKY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT COMPOSITION; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT FLUX; SEDIMENT SIZE; SEDIMENT YIELDS; STORM FLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIME-SCALES; TOTAL SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WESTERN EUROPE;

CARBONATE MINERALS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPRINGS (WATER); STORMS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CALCITE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRASS; IMPOUNDMENT; KARST HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; NATURAL HAZARD; ORGANIC MATTER; QUARTZ; RURAL AREA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SILT; SPRING WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; THRESHOLD; URBAN AREA;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

POA;

EID: 77449140000     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.12.043     Document Type: Article

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