Mixing law versus discharge and electrical conductivity relationships: Application to an alpine proglacial stream

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2724-2732

  Dzikowski, Marc ^a   Jobard, Sylvain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Drainage network; Glacier hydrology; Hydrogeology; Mixing law; Subglacial flow

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORKS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER HYDROLOGY; PROGLACIAL STREAMS; SUBGLACIAL FLOW;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY;

MIXING;

DISCHARGE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; RESERVOIR; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

BAOUNET GLACIER; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE;

EID: 84865100750     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8366     Document Type: Article

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