Groundwater shapes North American river floods

The importance of soil moisture in triggering river floods is increasingly recognized. However, soil moisture represents only a fraction of the water stored in the unsaturated zone. In contrast, groundwater from the deeper, saturated zone, may contribute a significant proportion of river flow, but i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wouter R Berghuijs, Louise J Slater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acbecc