A hypothesis about factors that affect maximum stream temperatures across montane landscapes

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 351-366

  Isaak, Daniel J ^a   Hubert, Wayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; GIS; Montane landscape; Path analysis; Stream temperature; Wildland and forest hydrology

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA STRUCTURES; WATERSHEDS;

STREAM TEMPERATURE;

WATER RESOURCES;

ELEVATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; STREAMWATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ROCKY MOUNTAIN; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0034997661     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2001.tb00974.x     Document Type: Article

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