Locating and characterising groundwater storage areas within an alpine watershed using time-lapse gravity, GPR and seismic refraction methods

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1792-1804

  McClymont, A F ^a,c   Hayashi, M ^a   Bentley, L R ^a   Liard, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c INTECSEA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine watershed; GPR; Groundwater; Time lapse gravity

Indexed keywords

ALPINE LAKES; ALPINE TERRAIN; ALPINE WATERSHED; DRY PERIODS; EASTERN SIDE; GRAVITY CHANGES; GRAVITY MEASUREMENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADARS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER STORAGE; MICROGRAVITY SURVEY; MOUNTAIN RIVERS; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION SURVEY; SNOWMELT; STORAGE AREA; TIME-LAPSE GRAVITY; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAKES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEDROCK; DISCHARGE; GRAVITY SURVEY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; MORAINE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TALUS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM; WATERSHED;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; LAKE O'HARA;

EID: 84862007695     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9316     Document Type: Article

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