Stable isotopes in river ice: identifying primary over‐winter streamflow signals and their hydrological significance

• Published in: Hydrological Processes
• Main Authors: Gibson, J. J., Prowse, T. D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2002
• Subjects: Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hyp.366; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fhyp.366; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/hyp.366

Abstract The process of isotopic fractionation during freezing in the riverine environment is discussed with reference to a multi‐year isotope sampling survey conducted in the Liard–Mackenzie River Basins, northwestern Canada. Systematic isotopic patterns are evident in cores of congelation ice (bla...