A porewater-based stable isotope approach for the investigation of subsurface hydrological processes

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 631-640

  Garvelmann, J ^a   Kulls C ^a   Weiler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOWS; DEPTH PROFILE; DIFFERENT SHAPES; DOWNSLOPE; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FLOW PATH; GERMANY; HIGH RESOLUTION; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; INPUT SIGNAL; INTEGRATED INFORMATIONS; ISOTOPIC SIGNALS; ISOTOPIC VALUES; LATERAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; PORE WATERS; SATURATED ZONE; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SOIL WATER; STABLE ISOTOPES; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL VARIABILITY; STREAM WATER; TOPOGRAPHIC WETNESS INDEX; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; DEUTERIUM; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

CATCHMENTS;

BASEFLOW; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW PATTERN; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HILLSLOPE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PERCOLATION; POREWATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAMWATER;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; GERMANY;

EID: 84858734319     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-631-2012     Document Type: Article

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