Slowflow fingerprints of urban hydrology

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 515, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-128

  Schwartz, Stuart S ^a   Smith, Brennan ^a  

^a Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Equifinality; Heterogeneity; Slowflow; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; STREAM FLOW;

BASEFLOWS; EQUIFINALITY; HETEROGENEITY; SLOWFLOW; URBAN HYDROLOGY;

URBAN GROWTH;

BASEFLOW; FLOW MODELING; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PEAK DISCHARGE; RECHARGE; RUNOFF; TYPOLOGY; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATERSHED; DATA SET; DRAINAGE; PIEDMONT; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMFLOW;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900529387     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.04.019     Document Type: Article

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