Isotope hydrology of the Oldman River basin, southern Alberta, Canada

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3301-3315

  Rock, Luc ^a   Mayer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2H; 18O; Runoff; Stable isotopes; Water dynamics; Watershed

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; STATISTICS; WATERSHEDS;

ISOTOPE RATIO MEASUREMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER DYNAMICS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; STATISTICS; WATERSHEDS;

BASEFLOW; HEADWATER; HYDROMETRY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; TRIBUTARY; WATERSHED;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OLDMAN BASIN;

EID: 34547856161     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6545     Document Type: Article

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