Snowmelt runoff and soil moisture dynamics on steep subalpine hillslopes

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 712-723

  Kampf, Stephanie ^a   Markus, Julie ^a   Heath, Jared ^a   Moore, Cara ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Mountain hydrology; Snowmelt runoff; Soil moisture; Subsurface flow

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; MOISTURE CONTROL; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY;

LATERAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SNOWMELT RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE DYNAMICS; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84924584717     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10179     Document Type: Article

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