Hydrologic characteristics of lake- and stream-side riparian wetted margins in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1255-1267

  Northcott, Melissa L ^a   Gooseff, Michael N ^b   Barrett, John E ^c   Zeglin, Lydia H ^d   Takacs Vesbach, Cristina D ^d   Humphrey, John ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

McMurdo Dry Valleys; Riparian zone; Soil moisture; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYERS; ANTARCTICA; AVERAGE LENGTHS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CAPILLARY ACTIONS; COARSE-GRAINED; HIGH MOISTURES; ISOTOPIC ENRICHMENTS; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; LIMITING FACTORS; LIQUID WATERS; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS; MOISTURE GRADIENTS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PORE WATERS; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITIES; SOIL PARTICLE SIZES; SOIL WATER CONTENTS; SOIL WATERS; THAW DEPTHS; TOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS; WATER ISOTOPES; WETTED AREAS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EVAPORATION; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; LAKES; LANDFORMS; LIQUIDS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OCEAN HABITATS; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; THAWING; UNDERWATER SOILS; VAPORS; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

RIVERS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAKE WATER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POREWATER; RIPARIAN ZONE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; STREAMWATER; WATER CONTENT;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS;

EID: 65449153201     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7262     Document Type: Article

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