Origin and characteristics of massive ground ice on Herschel Island (western Canadian Arctic) as revealed by stable water isotope and Hydrochemical signatures

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-38

  Fritz, Michael ^a   Wetterich, Sebastian ^a   Meyer, Hanno ^a   Schirrmeister, Lutz ^a   Lantuit, Hugues ^a   Pollard, Wayne H ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Laurentide Ice Sheet; Massive ground ice; Permafrost; Stable water isotopes

Indexed keywords

BASAL ICE; FREEZING; FROZEN GROUND; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; ROCK GLACIER; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; HERSCHEL ISLAND; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 79952025828     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.714     Document Type: Article

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