Transient analysis of fluctuations of electrical conductivity as tracer in the stream bed

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3689-3697

  Schmidt, C ^a   Musolff, A ^a   Trauth, N ^a   Vieweg, M ^a   Fleckenstein, J H ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOOD EVENT; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; NATURAL TRACERS; OPTIMAL MATCHING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TEMPORAL DISTORTIONS; TIME DOMAIN; WATER FLUX;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLOODS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; STREAM FLOW; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRAVEL TIME;

POWER QUALITY;

BEDFORM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLOOD; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEADWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NONLINEARITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM BED; STREAMFLOW; TRACER; TRANSIENT FLOW; TRAVEL TIME; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84867826045     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3689-2012     Document Type: Article

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