Hydrography and circulation of ice-marginal lakes at Bering Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 547-560

  Josberger, Edward G ^a   Shuchman, Robert A ^b   Meadows, Guy A ^c   Savage, Sean ^b   Payne, John ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVITY; DEEP WATER; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGRAPHY; ICE MARGIN; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MELTING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; REMOTE SENSING; SALINITY; SALT WATER; STRATIFICATION; SUBGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

ALASKA; BERG LAKE; BERING GLACIER; CHUGACH MOUNTAINS; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VITUS LAKE;

EID: 33845439918     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[547:HACOIL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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