Isotope hydrology of the Allt a' Mharcaidh catchment, Cairngorms, Scotland: Implications for hydrological pathways and residence times

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 747-762

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cairngorms, Scotland; Hydrogeology; Hydrology; Isotopes; Oxygen 18; Residence times; Runoff processes

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; RESIDENCE TIME; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034163773     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1085(200003)14:4<747::AID-HYP970>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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