Hydrograph separation and precipitation source identification using stable water isotopes and conductivity: River Ganga at Himalayan foothills

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1521-1530

  Maurya, A S ^a   Shah, Miral ^a   Deshpande, R D ^a   Bhardwaj, R M ^b   Prasad, A ^c   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD   (India)

^c Central Water Commission India   (India)

Author keywords

Ganga river; Glacial melt water; Himalayas; Hydrograph separation; Rishikesh; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

GANGA RIVER; GLACIAL-MELT WATER; HIMALAYAS; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; RISHIKESH; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; ICE; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SNOW; WATER RESOURCES;

RIVERS;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CRYOSPHERE; DISCHARGE; GLACIER RETREAT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGRAPH; MELTWATER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; SNOWPACK; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GANGES RIVER; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 79955547584     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7912     Document Type: Article

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