Impacts of climate, lake size, and supra- and sub-permafrost groundwater flow on lake-talik evolution, Yukon Flats, Alaska (USA);Impact du climat, de la dimension du lac, de l'écoulement de l'eau supra-et infra-pergélisol sur l'évolution d'un lac de talik, Yukon Flats, Alaska, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 281-298

  Wellman, Tristan P ^a   Voss, Clifford I ^b   Walvoord, Michelle A ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska (USA); Climate change; Cold regions; Groundwater modeling; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COLD REGION; FLOW MODELING; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES; YUKON FLATS;

EID: 84873502854     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0941-4     Document Type: Article

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