Concepts
15 concepts
process
streamflow
process
counterflow
measurement
groundwater residence time distributions
Distributions that provide fundamental insights on hydrological processes within watersheds by describing how long water spends underground
model type
logistic growth
Mathematical model describing sigmoidal population growth with carrying capacity constraints
process
mountain-block recharge
measurement
baseflow age distributions
measurement
chronological age
measurement
environmental tracer concentrations
measurement
noble gas recharge temperature
measurement
tritium concentration
measurement
excess-air conditions
measurement
flux-weighted age distributions
process
matrix diffusion
Process controlling environmental tracer and groundwater age distributions in fractured rock systems through diffusive exchange between fractures and rock matrix
measurement
noble gas recharge parameters
Parameters including recharge temperature, elevation, and excess-air conditions that control dissolved noble gas concentrations in groundwater
framework