Unravelling groundwater contributions to evapotranspiration and constraining water fluxes in a high-elevation catchment

Ryken, Anna C.; Gochis, David; Maxwell, Reed M.

doi:10.1002/hyp.14449

Unravelling groundwater contributions to evapotranspiration and constraining water fluxes in a high-elevation catchment

Journal Article · 01 January 2022 · Hydrological Processes

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14449· OSTI ID:1976336

^[1]; Gochis, David ^[2]; Maxwell, Reed M. ^[3]

Hydrologic Science and Engineering Colorado School of Mines Golden Colorado USA
Research Applications Laboratory National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder Colorado USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and The High Meadows Environmental Institute Princeton University Princeton New Jersey USA

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Research Organization:: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0016491

OSTI ID:: 1976336

Journal Information:: Hydrological Processes, Vol. 36, Issue 1; ISSN 0885-6087

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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