The hydrological effects of lateral preferential flow paths in a glaciated watershed in the northeastern USA

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 397-414

  Harpold, A A ^a,c   Lyon, Steve W ^b   Troch, Peter A ^c   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL TOPOLOGY; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; END-MEMBER MIXING ANALYSIS; FIELD SURVEYS; GLACIAL SOILS; GROUNDWATER SPRINGS; GROWING SEASON; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS; INTENSE FIELD; NEW YORK STATE; OVERLAND FLOW; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; RAIN WATER; RAINFALL EVENT; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STREAM CHEMISTRY; TOPOGRAPHIC INDEX; TRANSMISSIVITY; TWO-COMPONENT; VARIABLE SATURATION;

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURVEYS; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FIELD SURVEY; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; GROWING SEASON; HYDROGRAPH; OVERLAND FLOW; PARAMETERIZATION; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SATURATED MEDIUM; SOIL PROFILE; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRANSMISSIVITY; WATERSHED;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955445618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2009.0107     Document Type: Article

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