Recent occurrence of large jökulhlaups at Lake Tuborg, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 491-506

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian High Arctic; Ice dammed lake; J kulhlaup; Lake processes; Varve

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ICE-DAMMED LAKE; JOKULHLAUP; LIMNOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; OUTBURST; OVERTOPPING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; LAKE TUBORG; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 67349283641     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9240-4     Document Type: Article

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