Factors affecting hyporheic and surface transient storage in a western U.S. river

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 510, Issue , 2014, Pages 325-339

  Johnson, Zachary C ^a,b   Warwick, John J ^c   Schumer, Rina ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater surface water interaction; Stream solute transport; Transient storage; Truckee River; Two zone modeling

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; CROSS-SECTION SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; INCREASED DISCHARGES; MODEL OPTIMIZATION; STORAGE CHARACTERISTIC; TRANSIENT STORAGE; TWO-ZONE MODEL;

GROUNDWATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAM FLOW; TRUCKS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVERS;

GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYPORHEIC ZONE; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; TRACER; TRANSIENT FLOW;

TRUCKEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892843593     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.037     Document Type: Article

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