Baseflow recession analysis in the inland Pacific Northwest of the United States;Analyse des récessions des débits de base dans l’arrière-pays du Pacifique Nord-Ouest des Etats-Unis d’Amérique;Análise da recessão do escoamento de base na parte continental do Pacífico noroeste dos Estados Unidos;Análisis de la recesión del flujo base en noroeste continental del Pacífico de los Estados Unidos

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 287-303

  Sanchez Murillo R ^a,b   Brooks, E S ^a   Elliot, W J ^c   Gazel, E ^d   Boll, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Geology; Groundwater surface water relations; USA; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925534723     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-014-1191-4     Document Type: Article

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