Towards a better understanding of riparian zone water table response to precipitation: Surface water infiltration, hillslope contribution or pressure wave processes?

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 3207-3215

  Vidon, Philippe ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow reversal; Pressure wave processes; Riparian zone; Storms; Water table

Indexed keywords

CONFINING LAYERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW REVERSALS; GLACIAL TILL; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HIGH WATER TABLE; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; INDIANA , USA; PARTIAL FLOW; PRECIPITATION DATA; PRESSURE WAVES; RIPARIAN WATERS; RIPARIAN ZONES; WATER INFILTRATION; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATIONS; WATER TABLES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MERCURY (METAL); PHOSPHORUS; STORMS;

RIVERS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOW VELOCITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIPARIAN ZONE; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER; WATER FLOW; WATER TABLE; WATER WAVE;

INDIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866411307     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8258     Document Type: Article

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