Synoptic and time-series stable isotope surveys of the Mackenzie River from Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean, 2003 to 2006

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 383, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Yi, Yi ^a,b   Gibson, John J ^a,b   Hélie, Jean François ^c   Dick, Terry A ^d  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Liard River; Mackenzie River system; River discharges; Stable water isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; BIOTIC PROCESS; DISCHARGE PATTERNS; DISCHARGE REGIMES; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; H-SPACES; HIGH-FLOW EVENTS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; HYDROMETRIC STATIONS; INTEGRATED EFFECTS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC DATA; LOW FLOW CONDITION; METEORIC WATERS; MIXING LINES; MONITORING PROGRAMS; NORTHERN CANADA; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEMS; SEASONALITY; SNOWMELT; STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE WATER ISOTOPES; SYNOPTIC SURVEYS; WATER ISOTOPE; WETLAND SURFACE;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CATCHMENTS; HEAVY WATER; ISOTOPES; OCEANOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENT; EVAPORATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METEORIC WATER; OXYGEN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SEASONALITY; SNOWMELT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TIME SERIES; WETLAND;

CANADA; GREAT SLAVE LAKE; MACKENZIE RIVER [NORTHWEST TERRITORIES]; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 77549088906     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.12.038     Document Type: Article

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