Assessing spatial and temporal connectivity between surface water and groundwater in a regional catchment: Implications for regional scale water quantity and quality

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 30-49

  Banks, E W ^a   Simmons, C T ^a   Love, A J ^a   Shand, P ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disconnection; Gaining streams; Hydrochemistry; Losing streams; Stable isotopes; Surface water groundwater interaction

Indexed keywords

DISCONNECTION; GAINING STREAMS; LOSING STREAMS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION;

CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SALINE WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RIVER SYSTEM; SALINITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAM; SURFACE WATER; TRACER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79957566778     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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