Unexpected response of high alpine lake waters to climate warming

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7424-7429

  Thies, Hansjörg ^a   Nickus, Ulrike ^a   Mair, Volkmar ^b   Tessadri, Richard ^a   Tait, Danilo ^c   Thaler, Bertha ^c   Psenner, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Service for Geology and Material Testing of the Autonomous Province Bozen South Tyrol   (Italy)

^c Biological Laboratory of the Autonomous Province Bozen South Tyrol   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NICKEL; POTABLE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENT GEOLOGY; CLIMATE WARMING;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DRINKING WATER; ICE; LAKE WATER; NICKEL;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NICKEL; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LAKE WATER; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MOUNTAIN; NICKEL; ROCK GLACIER; SOLUTE; WARMING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGY; GLACIER; LAKE; ROCK; SOLUTE; WARMING;

ALTITUDE; AUSTRIA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ICE COVER; ITALY; METALS; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; BOLZANO; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; RASASSER SEE; SCHWARZSEE OB SOLDEN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE; TYROL;

EID: 35948935564     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0708060     Document Type: Article

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