Hydrology, sediment transport and water resources of Ammassalik Island, SE Greenland

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-95

  Hasholt, Bent ^a   Mernild, Sebastian H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammassalik island; Hydrology; SE greenland; Sediment transport; Water balance; Water resources

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MASS BALANCE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUBLIMATION; WATER BUDGET;

AMMASSALIK ISLAND; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; MITTIVAKKAT GLACIER;

EID: 50449096450     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2008.10649575     Document Type: Article

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