Floodplain connection buffers seasonal changes in urban stream water quality

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1002-1016

  Ledford, Sarah H ^a   Lautz, Laura K ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride; Groundwater discharge; Nitrate; Road salt; Surface water groundwater interaction; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOODS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; NITRATES; RESTORATION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; ROAD SALTS; SURFACE WATER-GROUNDWATER INTERACTION; URBAN HYDROLOGY;

RIVERS;

CHLORIDE; DISCHARGE; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; NITRATE; SALINITY; STREAMWATER; URBANIZATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; SYRACUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906259577     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10210     Document Type: Article

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