Field characterization of hydraulic conductivity in a heterogeneous alpine glacial till

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 458-459, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-109

  Ronayne, Michael J ^a   Houghton, Tyler B ^a,b   Stednick, John D ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NORWEST CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glacial till; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration tests; Mountain watershed

Indexed keywords

ALPINE WATERSHED; FIELD CHARACTERIZATION; GLACIAL TILL; GUELPH PERMEAMETER; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; INFILTRATION TESTS; INFILTROMETERS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; NATURAL VARIABILITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OVERLAND FLOW; PARAMETERIZED; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SATURATED ZONE; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; SNOWMELT; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; STUDY AREAS; WATER FLOWS; WYOMING ,USA;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LANDFORMS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; FIELDWORK; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTROMETER; OVERLAND FLOW; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEAMETER; PHREATIC ZONE; RECHARGE; SNOWMELT; TILL; WATERSHED;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84864294988     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.06.036     Document Type: Article

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