The snowmelt period in a Mediterranean High Mountain Catchment : runoff and sediment transport
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.1240Abstract
Runoff and sediment transport during the snowmelt period (May June, 2004) in the Izas catchment (Central Pyrenees) were studied to obtain a sediment balance and to assess the relative importance of sediment transport during that period. The results demonstrated the importance of the snowmelt period and showed that most sediment was exported in the form of solutes (76% of the total for the May-June time span); 24% was exported as suspended sediment and no bedload was recorded. Suspended sediment mostly occurred during the second phase of the snowmelt period, when an expanding area of the catchment was free of snow. Sediment transport during the snowmelt period represented 43% of the annual sediment yield.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Downloads
Published
03-06-2013
How to Cite
1.
Lana-Renault N, Alvera B, García Ruiz JM. The snowmelt period in a Mediterranean High Mountain Catchment : runoff and sediment transport. CIG [Internet]. 2013 Jun. 3 [cited 2024 Apr. 23];36(2):99-108. Available from: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cig/article/view/1240
Issue
Section
Articles
License
The authors retain copyright of articles and authorize Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica / Geographical Research Letters the first publication. They are free to share and redistribute the article without obtaining permission from the publisher as long as they give appropriate credit to the editor and the journal.
Self-archiving is allowed too. In fact, it is recommendable to deposit a PDF version of the paper in academic and/or institutional repositories.
It is recommended to include the DOI number.
This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License