Hydrochemical characteristics of bulk meltwater from an entire ablation season, Longyearbreen, Svalbard

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 54, Issue 185, 2008, Pages 259-272

  Yde, Jacob C ^a   Riger Kusk, Mette ^a,b   Christiansen, Hanne H ^b   Knudsen, N Tvis ^a   Humlum, Ole ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; GLACIOLOGY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MELTWATER; RUNOFF; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 47049123287     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214308784886234     Document Type: Article

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