| Title | Effect of bedrock permeability on stream base flow mean transit time scaling relations: 1. A multiscale catchment intercomparison |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Hale, Cody V., and Jeffrey J. McDonnell |
| Secondary Title | Water Resources Research |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | p.1358–1374 |
| Date Published | 2016, Feb. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea River Basin, Alsea Watershed Study, Drift Creek, Flynn Creek, H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, geology, hydrology, mathematical modeling, Needle Branch, sediments, Tyee Formation, |
| Notes | This article contrasts the hydrology of subterranean water flow in the Drift Creek catchments in the Alsea River Basin with the catchments in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. The chief difference between the two areas is bedrock permeability: the Drift Creek catchments are underlain by highly permeable sandstone, while the Andrews catchments are underlain by tight volcanic rock. One would expect mean transit times of groundwater to be more rapid in the sandstone, but this is not the case. The authors discuss possible causes for this unexpected discovery. |
| DOI | 10.1002/2014WR016124 |
| Series Title | Water resources research |
