Glacial effects on discharge and sediment load in the subarctic Tanana River Basin, Alaska

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 632-648

  Wada, Tomoyuki ^a   Chikita, K ^a   Kim, Y ^b   Kudo, I ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; PERMAFROST; RIVER BASIN; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIME SERIES;

ALASKA; CHENA RIVER; TANANA BASIN; TANANA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84555219832     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-43.4.632     Document Type: Article

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