Changes in discharge and solute dynamics between hillslope and valley-bottom intermittent streams

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1595-1605

  Bernal, S ^a   Sabater, F ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; INTERMITTENT STREAMS; NITROGEN DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT EXPORT; SEMIARID CATCHMENTS; SOLUTE FLUX; STANDARD DEVIATION; STREAM WATER; TRANSITION PERIOD; WET PERIOD;

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HILLSLOPE; SEMIARID REGION; SOLUTE; STREAMWATER;

EID: 84861894102     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-1595-2012     Document Type: Article

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