Sustainability of high arctic ponds in a polar desert environment

Arctic

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-84

  Abnizova, Annal ^a   Yotjng, Kathy L ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic hydrology; Climate change; Connectivity; Low gradient wetland; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; POLAR FRONT; POND; SNOW COVER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WETLAND;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS; SIBERIA; SOMERSET ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950815333     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic648     Document Type: Article

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