Multiple, distinct groundwater flow systems of a single moraine-talus feature in an alpine watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 139-150

  Roy, James W ^a   Hayashi, Masaki ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glacier; Ground water; Lake; Moraine; Mountain hydrology; Talus

Indexed keywords

ALPINE WATERSHED; GAIN INSIGHT; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HYDROGRAPH ANALYSIS; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; MORAINE; MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TALUS; TALUS SLOPE; TEMPORAL TRENDS; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; EARTH SCIENCES; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); WATERSHEDS;

GROUNDWATER;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GLACIER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HOMOGENEITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER STORAGE; WATERSHED;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 66949120010     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.04.018     Document Type: Article

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