Evaluation of infiltration from losing-disconnected rivers using a geophysical characterisation of the riverbed and a simplified infiltration model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 508, Issue , 2014, Pages 102-113

  Crosbie, Russell S ^a   Taylor, Andrew R ^a   Davis, Aaron C ^a   Lamontagne, Sébastien ^a   Munday, Tim ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geophysics; HYDRUS; Recharge; Surface water groundwater interactions

Indexed keywords

HYDRUS; INFILTRATION MODELING; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; RECHARGE; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION;

AQUIFERS; ESTIMATION; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RIVERS; SURVEYS;

INFILTRATION;

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; CALIBRATION; CLAY; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; MAP; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; RIVER BED; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALIA; BILLABONG CREEK; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84888032326     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.07.045     Document Type: Article

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