Snowmelt runoff from northern alpine tundra hillslopes: major processes and methods of simulation

• Published in: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
• Main Authors: Quinton, W. L., Carey, S. K., Goeller, N. T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2004
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Canada; Granger Creek; Yukon; permafrost; Tundra; Whitehorse
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-8-877-2004; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00034617; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00034571/hess-8-877-2004.pdf; https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/8/877/2004/hess-8-877-2004.pdf

In northern alpine tundra, large slope gradients, late-lying snow drifts and shallow soils overlying impermeable substrates all contribute to large hillslope runoff volumes during the spring freshet. Understanding the processes and pathways of hillslope runoff in this environment is, therefore, crit...