Geochemistry and source waters of rock glacier outflow, Colorado Front Range

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-33

  Williams, Mark W ^a   Knauf, M ^a   Caine, N ^a   Liu, F ^b   Verplanck, P L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Deuterium excess; Flowpaths; Isotopes; Rock glacier

Indexed keywords

OUTFLOW; ROCK GLACIER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645019077     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.535     Document Type: Article

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