Glacial erosion and sediment transport in the Mittivakkat Glacier catchment, Ammassalik Island, southeast Greenland, 2005

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 45-55

  Hasholt, Bent ^a   Mernild, Sebastian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ammassalik island; Glacial erosion; Greenland; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CATCHMENTS; EROSION; GLACIERS; INFRARED DEVICES; SEDIMENTS; SENSORS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

GLACIAL EROSION; GREENLAND; INFRARED TRANSMISSOMETER; MELT WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT SAMPLES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CATCHMENT; CESIUM ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAINAGE NETWORK; GLACIAL EROSION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MELTWATER; MONITORING SYSTEM; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AMMASSALIK ISLAND; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; MITTIVAKKAT GLACIER;

EID: 33748431505     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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