Variation of δ18O and δD in precipitation and stream waters across the Kashmir Himalaya (India) to distinguish and estimate the seasonal sources of stream flow

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 481, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-165

  Jeelani, Gh ^a   Saravana Kumar, U ^b   Kumar, Bhishm ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Hydrology; Kashmir Himalaya; LMWL; Snow melt; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BASEFLOWS; HIMALAYAS; LMWL; SNOW MELT; STABLE ISOTOPES;

CATCHMENTS; HYDROGEN; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPES; RUNOFF; SNOW;

STREAM FLOW;

CATCHMENT; EVAPORATION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOWMELT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; JAMMU AND KASHMIR;

EID: 84873083874     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.035     Document Type: Article

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