An analytical study on stagnation points in nested flow systems in basins with depth-decaying hydraulic conductivity

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Jiang, Xiao Wei ^a   Wang, Xu Sheng ^a   Wan, Li ^a   Ge, Shemin ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; DECAY EXPONENTS; DIVIDING STREAMLINE; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOW SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC PROCESS; HYDRAULIC HEADS; INTERMEDIATE FLOW; LOCAL FLOWS; PENETRATION DEPTH; STAGNATION POINTS; STREAMFUNCTIONS; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

CATCHMENTS;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; SOLUTE; STAGNATION FLOW; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 79551708526     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR009346     Document Type: Article

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