Hot, Salty Water: A Confluence of Issues in Managing Stormwater Runoff for Urban Streams

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 707-724

  Cockerill, Kristan ^a   Anderson, William P ^a   Harris, F Claire ^b   Straka, Kelli ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

groundwater modeling; runoff; salinity; stormwater management; temperature; urban stream syndrome; urbanization

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER MODELING; SALINITY; STORM-WATER MANAGEMENTS; URBAN STREAM; URBANIZATION;

THERMAL POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RUNOFF; SALINITY; SALT; STREAM; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL POLLUTION; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85018898693     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12528     Document Type: Article

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