Late-summer thermal regime of a small proglacial lake

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2687-2695

  Richards, J ^a   Moore, R D ^b   Forrest, A L ^c  

^a Deloitte MCS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake heat budget; Lake temperature; Proglacial lake; Stream temperature

Indexed keywords

ALPINE AREAS; ALPINE LAKES; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMBINED EFFECT; GLACIER DISCHARGES; GLACIER RETREAT; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT INPUT; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; NEAR-SURFACE; NET RADIATION; NOCTURNAL COOLING; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; PROGLACIAL LAKES; RESIDENCE TIME; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; STREAM TEMPERATURES; THERMAL PROCESS; THERMAL REGIMES; THERMALLY STABLE; TREE LINE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; UNDERFLOWS; UPPER LAYER; WATER TEMPERATURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLUX; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LAKES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; FIELDWORK; GLACIAL LAKE; GLACIER RETREAT; HEAT BUDGET; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; TURBIDITY CURRENT; WARMING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COAST MOUNTAINS; PLACE GLACIER;

EID: 84865067790     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8360     Document Type: Article

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