Monitoring ephemeral headwater streams: A paired-sensor approach

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 888-898

  Bhamjee, Rashaad ^a   Lindsay, John B ^a   Cockburn, Jaclyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ephemeral streams; Headwater; Hydrological connectivity; Hydrology; Instrumentation; Sensor network

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; SENSOR NETWORKS; STORMS;

ELECTRONIC RESISTANCE; EPHEMERAL STREAMS; HEAD WATERS; HYDROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCAL SITE CONDITION; SENSOR PERFORMANCE;

RIVERS;

EPHEMERAL STREAM; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; SENSOR; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84959553996     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10677     Document Type: Article

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