Non-isothermal, three-phase simulations of near-surface flows in a model permafrost system under seasonal variability and climate change

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 403, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 352-359

  Frampton, Andrew ^a   Painter, Scott ^b   Lyon, Steve W ^a   Destouni, Georgia ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Permafrost hydrology; Runoff; Seasonal variability; Three phase flow

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CHANGING CLIMATE; DISCONTINUOUS PERMAFROST; FLOW PATHWAYS; HEAT TRANSPORT; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROLOGICAL SIGNALS; LAG TIME; NEAR-SURFACE; NONISOTHERMAL; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PERMAFROST DEGRADATION; PERMAFROST HYDROLOGY; PHYSICALLY BASED; POROUS MEDIA; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUBSURFACE RUN-OFF; SURFACE WATER DISCHARGES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THREE PHASE MODEL; THREE-PHASE FLOW; WATER FLOWS; WATER MIGRATION;

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROLOGY; PERMAFROST; POROUS MATERIALS; RUNOFF; THAWING; TIME SERIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCHARGE; HEAT TRANSFER; ISOTHERM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMAFROST; POROUS MEDIUM; RUNOFF; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; THAWING; THREE PHASE FLOW; TIME SERIES; WATER FLOW;

EID: 79956357282     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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