Seasonal snowpack influence on the hydrology of a sub-arctic catchment in Scotland

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 17-32

  Soulsby, C ^a   Helliwell, R C ^b   Ferrier, R C ^b   Jenkins, A ^c   Harriman, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; STREAM CHEMISTRY; STREAMFLOW;

UK, SCOTLAND, CAIRNGORMS, ALLT A' MHARCAIDH;

ALUMINUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROLOGY; MELTING; PH;

MELT METAMORPHOSIS;

SNOW;

EID: 0030615814     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03123-X     Document Type: Article

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