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Characteristics of summer runoff from a small watershed in central Alaska
Author(s) -
Dingman S. Lawrence
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr002i004p00751
Subject(s) - interflow , surface runoff , hydrograph , watershed , hydrology (agriculture) , streamflow , storm , drainage basin , structural basin , environmental science , streams , discharge , geology , geography , geomorphology , oceanography , ecology , computer network , geotechnical engineering , cartography , machine learning , computer science , biology
Measurements of discharge from a drainage basin of about 0.7 mi 2 area located 8 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, revealed runoff characteristics markedly different from those of similar sized basins in midlatitude regions. The stream hydrograph was greatly attenuated, with large lag times (as much as 21 hours), low peak discharges, and streamflow recessions drawn out in time. These features are probably due to the fact that storm runoff travels to the stream largely as interflow through a thick mat of mosses.