Weathering regime and geochemical conditions in a polar desert environment, Haughton impact structure region, Devon Island, Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1139-1157

  Lacelle, Denis ^a   Juneau, Véronique ^b   Pellerin, André ^b   Lauriol, Bernard ^b   Clark, Ian D ^b  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERMAFROST; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WEATHERING;

ACTIVE LAYERS; AQUEOUS REACTIONS; CHEMICAL WEATHERINGS; FROST ACTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; IMPACT CRATERS; IMPACT MELTS; IMPACT STRUCTURES; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; PERMAFROST TABLES; POLAR DESERTS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; SAND GRAINS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; SUBSURFACE SEDIMENTS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING PROCESSES;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESERT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPE; PERMAFROST; SURFACE WATER; WEATHERING;

CANADA; DEVON ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 57649155323     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E08-063     Document Type: Article

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