The effect of climate warming on the hydrochemistry of Alpine lakes

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 347-361

  Rogora, M ^a   Mosello, R ^a   Arisci, S ^a  

^a CNR Institute of Ecosystem Study   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine lakes; Central Alps; Climate change; Hydrochemistry; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ROCKS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE WARMING;

GLOBAL WARMING;

SNOW; SURFACE WATER;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAKE; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PRECIPITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WARMING; WATERSHED; WEATHERING;

EUROPE;

SESIA;

EID: 0141727536     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025489215491     Document Type: Article

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