Effects of frozen soil and snow cover on cold-season soil water dynamics in Tokachi, Japan

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1755-1765

  Iwata, Yukiyoshi ^a   Hirota, Tomoyoshi ^a   Hayashi, Masaki ^b   Suzuki, Shinji ^c   Hasegawa, Shuichi ^d  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR HOKKAIDO REGION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Snow accumulation; Snowmelt infiltration; Soil freezing; Soil water content; Soil water flux

Indexed keywords

SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SNOWMELT INFILTRATION; SOIL FREEZING; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER FLUXES;

FREEZING; FROZEN SOILS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEEPAGE; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

WATER CONTENT;

COLD REGION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; SNOW COVER; SNOWMELT; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET; WINTER;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; TOKACHI;

EID: 77954354605     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7621     Document Type: Article

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