Bedrock infiltration and mountain block recharge accounting using chloride mass balance

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1934-1948

  Aishlin, Pam ^a   Mcnamara, James P ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedrock infiltration; Catchment hydrology; Chloride mass balance; Groundwater recharge; Mountain block recharge; Water balance

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK INFILTRATION; CATCHMENT HYDROLOGY; CHLORIDE MASS BALANCE; GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; MOUNTAIN BLOCK RECHARGE; WATER BALANCE;

CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LANDFORMS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; STREAM FLOW;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

BASEFLOW; BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; CHLORIDE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; MASS BALANCE; RECHARGE; SPRING WATER; STREAMFLOW;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957794238     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7950     Document Type: Article

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