Isotopic time-series partitioning of streamflow components in wetland-dominated catchments, lower Liard river basin, Northwest Territories, Canada

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3357-3381

  St Amour, Natalie A ^a   Gibson, John J ^b   Edwards, Thomas W D ^a   Prowse, Terry D ^b   Pietroniro, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

D excess; Deuterium; Discontinuous permafrost; Hydrograph separation; Oxygen 18; Peatlands; Snow water equivalent; Snowmelt; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN; PERMAFROST; STREAM FLOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WETLANDS;

DISCONTINUOUS PERMAFROST; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; PEATLANDS; SNOWMELT;

RIVERS;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA; LIARD RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 27944448616     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5975     Document Type: Article

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