Influence of snow on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of the Allt a' Mharcaidh, Cairngorm mountains, Scotland

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 59-70

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

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Snow chemistry; Snowpack dynamics; Stream chemistry

Indexed keywords

SNOW;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WEATHER;

EID: 0032581145     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00165-X     Document Type: Article

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