A multi-scale method for identifying groundwater exchanges sustaining critical thermal regimes in streams

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Drake, Jennifer ^a   Bradford, Andrea ^a   Joy, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field techniques; Groundwater and surface water interactions; Heterogeneity; Spatial scales; Temperature; Thermal conditions

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HETEROGENEITY; MICROHABITAT; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL REGIME; WATER EXCHANGE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77955056615     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2010.483209     Document Type: Article

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