Hydrometeorology, suspended sediment and conductivity in a large glacierized basin, Slims River, Yukon Territory, Canada (1993-94)

Arctic

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-117

  Sawada, M ^a   Johnson, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Discharge; Glacier; Hydrology; Hysteresis; Sediment transport; Slims River; Yukon

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; HYSTERESIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CANADA; SLIMS RIVER; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 0033889553     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic841     Document Type: Article

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