Identifying run-off contributions during melt-induced run-off events in a glacierized alpine catchment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 343-364

  Engel, Michael ^a,b   Penna, Daniele ^a   Bertoldi, Giacomo ^b   Dell'Agnese, Andrea ^a   Soulsby, Chris ^c   Comiti, Francesco ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End member mixing analysis; Glacierized catchment; Hydrograph separation; Hysteresis; Melt induced run off events; Snowmelt and glacier melt dynamics; Water isotopes and electrical conductivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; HYSTERESIS; ISOTOPES; MIXING; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

ALPINE CATCHMENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; END-MEMBER MIXING ANALYSIS; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; MELT DYNAMICS; RAINFALL CONTRIBUTIONS; STABLE ISOTOPES OF WATER; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDROGRAPH; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; STREAMWATER; VALLEY GLACIER;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84956638721     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10577     Document Type: Article

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