The hydrology of the proglacial zone of a high-Arctic glacier(Finsterwalderbreen, Svalbard): Sub-surface water fluxes and complete water budget

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 406, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 88-96

  Cooper, Richard ^a   Hodgkins, Richard ^b   Wadham, Jemma ^c   Tranter, Martyn ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active layer; Hydraulic conductivity; Proglacial; Svalbard; Water balance; Water budget

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; PROGLACIAL; SVALBARD; WATER BALANCE; WATER BUDGET;

BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC DRIVES; HYDRAULICS; RUNOFF;

GLACIERS;

ACTIVE LAYER; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MELTWATER; MORAINE; PEAK FLOW; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; RUNOFF; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TRANSITION ZONE; WATER BUDGET; WATER EXCHANGE;

ARCTIC; FINSTERWALDERBREEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 79961025849     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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