Morphodynamic controls on redox conditions and on nitrogen dynamics within the hyporheic zone: Application to gravel bed rivers with alternate-bar morphology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Marzadri, A ^a   Tonina, D ^a   Bellin, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; BAR; BEDFORM; DENITRIFICATION; GRAVEL BED STREAM; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MORPHODYNAMICS; NITROGEN; REDOX CONDITIONS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 84867021943     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JG001966     Document Type: Article

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