The determination of permafrost thawing trends from long-term streamflow measurements with an application in eastern Siberia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2012, Pages

  Brutsaert, Wilfried ^a   Hiyama, Tetsuya ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SOILS; THAWING; WATERSHEDS;

ACTIVE LAYER; AVERAGE RATE; BASEFLOWS; DISCONTINUOUS PERMAFROST; EASTERN AREA; EASTERN SIBERIA; EURASIA; GAGING STATIONS; GROUNDWATER LAYERS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; LARGE REGIONS; LAYER THICKNESS; LENA BASIN; NORTHERN REGIONS; OPEN WATER; RATE OF CHANGE; RIVER BASINS; RIVER FLOW; SOIL PROFILES; STREAMFLOW MEASUREMENTS; TEMPORAL COVERAGE; WIDE AREA;

PERMAFROST;

ACTIVE LAYER; BASEFLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PERMAFROST; SOIL PROFILE; STREAMFLOW; THAWING; TREND ANALYSIS;

LENA BASIN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 84870609851     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018344     Document Type: Article

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