Limnology, sedimentology, and hydrology of a jökulhlaup into a meromictic High Arctic lake

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 791-806

  Lewis, Ted ^a   Francus, Pierre ^b   Bradley, Raymond S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; ICE; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

CHEMOCLINE; LIMNOLOGY;

LAKES;

ENGLACIAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGY; ICE LAKE; JOKULHLAUP; LIMNOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; LAKE TUBORG; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 34848853288     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-125     Document Type: Article

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