Isotopic evolution of snowmelt 2. Verification and parameterization of a one-dimensional model using laboratory experiments

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 36-1-36-8

  Taylor, Susan ^a,c   Feng, Xiahong ^a   Renshaw, Carl E ^a   Kirchner, James W ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotopic exchange rate constant; Laboratory experiments; Oxygen 18 composition; Snowmelt

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; MELTING;

ISOTOPIC EVOLUTIONS;

SNOW;

ISOTOPE; MELTING; MODELING; SNOW;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SNOWMELT;

EID: 0036822783     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr000815     Document Type: Article

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