Runoff and sediment transport during the snowmelt period in a mediterranean high-mountain catchment

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 213-222

  Lana Renault, Noemí ^a,c   Alvera, Bernardo ^b   García Ruiz, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; RUNOFF; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SOIL EROSION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

PYRENEES; SPAIN;

EID: 79956015061     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-43.2.213     Document Type: Article

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