Towards simple approaches for mean residence time estimation in ungauged basins using tracers and soil distributions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 60-74

  Soulsby, C ^a   Tetzlaff, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Isotopes; Mean residence times; Soil hydrology; Tracers

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; EARTH SCIENCES; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; KETONES; MAPS; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOILS; STEEL STRUCTURES; WATER;

CATCHMENT SOILS; CHANNEL NETWORKS; CL DATUMS; CONSERVATIVE TRACERS; DESCRIPTOR; DIGITAL DATUMS; DRAINING SOILS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; HYDROLOGY OF SOIL TYPES; MEAN RESIDENCE TIMES; RESIDENCE TIMES; RIPARIAN SOILS; SCOTLAND; SIMPLIFIED METHODS; SOIL DISTRIBUTIONS; SOIL HYDROLOGY; SOIL MAPS; STABLE ISOTOPES; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; STREAM WATERS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS; TRACER RESPONSES; TRACERS; UNGAUGED BASINS;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAMWATER; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; TRACER;

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS; DEE RIVER [SCOTLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAMPIAN HIGHLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56349099880     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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