Use of stream response functions to determine impacts of replacing surface-water use with groundwater withdrawals

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1077-1092

  Pruneda, Erik B ^a   Barber, Michael E ^a   Allen, Diana M ^b   Wu, Joan Q ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Groundwater surface water relations; Numerical modeling; Stream response functions; USA; Water resources conservation

Indexed keywords

ARTESIAN WELL; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; STAKEHOLDER; STREAMFLOW; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 77954700055     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0591-3     Document Type: Article

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