Groundwater hydrochemistry in the active layer of the proglacial zone, Finsterwalderbreen, Svalbard

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 208-223

  Cooper, R J ^a   Wadham, J L ^a   Tranter, M ^a   Hodgkins, R ^b   Peters, N E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active layer; Catchment; Chemical weathering; Glacier; Mg Ca sulphate salts; Proglacial

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EVAPORATION; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; OXIDATION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

PROGLACIAL CHANNELS;

HYDROLOGY;

ACTIVE LAYER; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MELTWATER; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0037114920     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00279-2     Document Type: Article

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