Hydrology and geochemistry of river-borne material in a High Arctic drainage system, Zackenberg, Northeast Greenland

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-94

  Hasholt, Bent ^a   Hagedorn, Birgit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

GREENLAND; ZACKENBERG;

MUS;

EID: 0034099551     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552413     Document Type: Article

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