Experimental investigations into processes controlling stream and hyporheic temperatures, Fryxell Basin, Antarctica

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-153

  Cozzetto, Karen ^a   McKnight, Diane ^a   Nylen, Thomas ^b   Fountain, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Heat budgets; Hyporheic zone; Polar desert; Stream temperature; Tracer experiments

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT LOSSES; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

HEAT BUDGETS; HYPORHEIC ZONE; STREAM TEMPERATURE; TRACER EXPERIMENTS;

STREAM FLOW;

DIEL VARIATION; HEAT BUDGET; HYPORHEIC ZONE; MELTWATER; STREAM; TRACER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; FRYXELL BASIN; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 29644442362     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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