Isotope variations in a Sierra Nevada snowpack and their relation to meltwater

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 260, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 38-57

  Unnikrishna, Padinare V ^a   McDonnell, Jeffrey J ^b   Kendall, Carol ^c  

^a PBSandJ   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental isotopes; Flow paths; Mixing; Snowmelt; Watershed processes

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FRACTIONATION; RAIN; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS;

SNOW;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MELTWATER; SNOWPACK;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037087331     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00596-0     Document Type: Article

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