Linking soil moisture balance and source-responsive models to estimate diffuse and preferential components of groundwater recharge

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1003-1019

  Cuthbert, M O ^a,d   MacKay, R ^b   Nimmo, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CULTIVATED SOILS; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; MOISTURE BALANCE; POTENTIAL RECHARGES; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SHALLOW WATER TABLES; WATER TABLE DYNAMICS;

DEPOSITS; ESTIMATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

GROUNDWATER; LOAMY SAND; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; RECHARGE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER TABLE;

ENGLAND; SHROPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876712857     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-1003-2013     Document Type: Article

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