Testing the hypothesis that extremes in stream specific conductance are associated with snowmelt.

Shantanu Vidyadhar Bhide1, Stanley Baugh Grant1, Kevin J McGuire2, Sujay Kaushal3, Jesus D Gomez-Velez4, James S. Webber5, Andrew Sekellick6 and John D Jastram7, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Tech, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation/Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (3)University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States, (4)Vanderbilt University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nashville, TN, United States, (5)US Geological Survey Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, VA, United States, (6)USGS Maryland/Delaware/District of Columbia Water Science Center, Baltimore, MD, United States, (7)USGS Virginia Water Science Center, Richmond, United States