Heterogeneous or homogeneous? Implications of simplifying heterogeneous streambeds in models of losing streams

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 424-425, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-23

  Irvine, Dylan J ^a,b   Brunner, Philip ^c   Franssen, Harrie Jan Hendricks ^d   Simmons, Craig T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GROUNDWATER RESEARCH AND TRAINING   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disconnection; Groundwater surface water interaction; Inverse modeling; Losing streams; Numerical modeling; Streambed heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

DISCONNECTION; INVERSE MODELING; LOSING STREAMS; NUMERICAL MODELING; STREAMBEDS;

AQUIFERS; CALIBRATION; FORECASTING; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS;

RIVERS;

FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HETEROGENEITY; HOMOGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STREAM BED; STREAMWATER;

EID: 84856797586     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.11.051     Document Type: Article

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