Understanding the Factors That Influence Headwater Stream Flows in Response to Storm Events

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 315-336

  Stanfield, Les W ^a   Jackson, Don A ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crest stage gauge; Flashiness; Headwater streams; Land use; Landscape influences; Manning's equation; Monitoring; Redundancy analysis; Stream response

Indexed keywords

CREST-STAGE GAUGE; FLASHINESS; HEADWATER STREAM; LANDSCAPE INFLUENCES; MANNING'S EQUATION; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; STREAM RESPONSE;

CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; GAGES; GEOLOGY; LAND USE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAIN; REDUNDANCY; STORMS; STREAM FLOW;

HYDRAULICS;

CATCHMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; DISTURBANCE; DRAINAGE BASIN; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEADWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE; PEAK FLOW; RAINFALL; STORM; STREAMFLOW; URBAN AREA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 79953050402     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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