Jökulhlaups and sediment transport in watson river, kangerlussuaq, west greenland

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-67

  Mikkelsen, A B ^a   Hasholt, B ^a   Knudsen, N T ^b   Nielsen, M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Discharge; Greenland; J kulhlaups; Kangerlussuaq; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE CONDITION; GAUGING STATIONS; GREENLAND; KANGERLUSSUAQ; OBSERVATION PERIOD; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT RATE; WEST GREENLAND;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); SEDIMENTATION;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEDROCK; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; GAUGE; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILL;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; KANGERLUSSUAQ FJORD;

EID: 84874308623     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.165     Document Type: Article

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