Dynamics of a headwater system and peatland under current conditions and with climate change

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4808-4822

  Levison, J ^a,c   Larocque, M ^a   Fournier, V ^a   Gagne S ^a   Pellerin, S ^b   Ouellet, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Covey Hill; Groundwater flow modelling; Headwater system; Peatland; Southern Quebec, Canada

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; STREAM FLOW; WETLANDS;

COVEY HILL; GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELLING; HEADWATER SYSTEM; PEATLAND; QUEBEC , CANADA;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEADWATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PEATLAND; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STREAMFLOW; WATER LEVEL;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84905707054     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9978     Document Type: Article

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