Water temperature dynamics in High Arctic river basins

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2958-2972

  Blaen, Phillip J ^a   Hannah, David M ^a   Brown, Lee E ^b   Milner, Alexander M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Glacier; River; Svalbard; Thermal regime; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SVALBARD; THERMAL REGIMES; VARIABLE TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; OPEN HEARTH FURNACES; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE;

RIVERS;

DIURNAL VARIATION; GLACIER; MELTWATER; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; RUNOFF; SNOWMELT; THERMAL REGIME; WARMING; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84883303175     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9431     Document Type: Article

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