Development and validation of an isotopic method for estimating lake evaporation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1369-1382

  Gibson, J J ^a,b   Edwards, T W D ^a   Prowse, T D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Evaporation; Lakes; Northern hydrology; Stable isotopes; Tracers

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ARCTIC ENGINEERING; ESTIMATION; EVAPORATION; ISOTOPES; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

NORTHERN HYDROLOGY; SABLE ISOTOPES; TRACERS;

LAKES;

ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; ISOTOPE MASS BALANCE; LAKE EVPORATION;

EID: 0030265426     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199610)10:10<1369::aid-hyp467>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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