Refining understanding of hydrological connectivity in a boreal catchment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3491-3503

  Spence, Christopher ^a   Phillips, Ross W ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; Connectivity; Precambrian Shield; Runoff ratio; Streamflow

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

BOREAL; CONNECTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL METHODS; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; PRECAMBRIAN; STREAMFLOW RESPONSE;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 84937603858     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10270     Document Type: Article

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