Evidence for widespread anoxia in the proglacial zone of an Arctic glacier

Chemical Geology

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Wadham, J L ^a   Cooper, R J ^b   Tranter, M ^a   Bottrell, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Chemical weathering; Glaciology; Sulphide oxidation

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GLACIER; GLACIOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS BALANCE; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SNOWMELT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARCTIC;

EID: 34447647242     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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