Solute provenance, transport and denudation in a High Arctic glacierized catchment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1813-1832

  Hodgkins, R ^a   Tranter, M ^a   Dowdeswell, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical denudation; CO2 drawdown; Glacial meltwater; High Arctic; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIERS; ICE; IONS; MASS TRANSFER; SNOW; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WEATHERING;

CARBON DIOXIDE DRAWDOWN; GLACIAL MELTWATER; GLACIERIZED CATCHMENT; SOLUTE DENUDATION; SOLUTE PROVENANCE;

HYDROLOGY;

EID: 0031273206     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199711)11:14<1813::aid-hyp498>3.0.co;2-c     Document Type: Article

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