Groundwater characteristics at Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 487-495

  Hofstee, Erica H ^a   Campbell, Dave I ^a   Balks, Megan R ^a   Aislabie, Jackie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Groundwater chemistry; Ice cement; Latitudinal Gradient Project; Victoria Land

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MELTWATER; SNOWMELT; SPIT; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER QUALITY;

ANTARCTICA; CAPE HALLETT; EAST ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SEABEE HOOK; SOUTHERN OCEAN; VICTORIA LAND;

PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 33751058886     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102006000538     Document Type: Conference Paper

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