The role of event water, a rapid shallow flow component, and catchment size in summer stormflow

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Brown, Virginia A ^a   McDonnell, Jeffrey J ^a   Burns, Douglas A ^b   Kendall, Carol ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

End member mixing analysis; Stormflow; Two component isotopic separation; Two tracer three component hydrograph

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; STORMS; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENTS; END-MEMBER MIXING ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPHS;

HYDROLOGY;

CATCHMENT; HEADWATER; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; STORMWATER; SUMMER;

EID: 0033617244     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(98)00247-9     Document Type: Article

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