Quantifying the effects of glacier conduit geometry and recharge on proglacial hydrograph form

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 414-415, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-71

  Covington, M D ^a   Banwell, A F ^b,c   Gulley, J ^c,d   Saar, M O ^e   Willis, I ^b   Wicks, C M ^f  

^a KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glacier; Hydrograph; Karst; Pipe flow; Recharge discharge relations; Response time

Indexed keywords

AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; CAVITY SYSTEM; CONDUIT NETWORKS; CONDUIT SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM; KARST; PROGLACIAL; PROGLACIAL STREAMS; PROXY DATA; RECHARGE-DISCHARGE RELATIONS; SEASONAL CHANGES; SHORT TIME SCALE; SURFACE MELT RATES; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; WATER TRANSFERS;

DRAINAGE; ELECTRIC CONDUITS; GLACIERS; PIPE FLOW; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; KARST; PIPE FLOW; RECHARGE; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 84855205193     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.027     Document Type: Article

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