Analysis of stream-aquifer relationships: A comparison between mass balance and Darcy's law approaches

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 517, Issue , 2014, Pages 157-172

  Menció, Anna ^a   Galán, Marta ^a   Boix, Dani ^a   Mas Pla, Josep ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bank storage; Darcy's law approach; Groundwater surface water interactions; Mass balance approach; Mediterranean streams

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BANK STORAGE; DARCY'S LAW; GROUND WATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTIONS; MASS BALANCE; MEDITERRANEAN STREAMS; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION;

RIVERS;

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; MASS BALANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; STREAMFLOW; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; STREAM;

EID: 84904906178     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.039     Document Type: Article

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