Method for estimation of the delivery of sediments and solutes from Greenland to the ocean

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 279, 2003, Pages 84-92

  Hasholt, Bent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dissolved load; Greenland; Sediment load; Ungauged basins

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ESTIMATION;

SOLUTES;

SEDIMENTS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 0842284521     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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