Streambed nitrogen cycling beyond the hyporheic zone: Flow controls on horizontal patterns and depth distribution of nitrate and dissolved oxygen in the upwelling groundwater of a lowland river

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-67

  Krause, Stefan ^a   Tecklenburg, Christina ^b   Munz, Matthias ^c   Naden, Emma ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

groundwater; hyporheic; Nitrate; streambed; up welling; zone

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOW CONTROL; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYPORHEIC ZONE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MIXING; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STREAM BED; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84880101681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JG002122     Document Type: Article

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