Characterizing contributions of glacier melt and groundwater during the dry season in a poorly gauged catchment of the Cordillera Blanca (Peru)

Advances in Geosciences

Volumn 22, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-49

  Baraer, M ^a   McKenzie, J M ^a   Mark, B G ^b,c   Bury, J ^d   Knox, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; DRY SEASON; GLACIER RETREAT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MASS BALANCE; OUTFLOW; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ANCASH; CORDILLERA BLANCA; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [PERU]; PERU;

EID: 77949353250     PISSN: 16807340     EISSN: 16807359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-22-41-2009     Document Type: Article

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