The Importance of Eolian Input on Lake-Sediment Geochemical Composition in the Dry Proglacial Landscape of Western Greenland

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 93-109

  Rydberg, Johan ^a   Lindborg, Tobias ^a,b   Sohlenius, Gustav ^c   Reuss, Nina ^d   Olsen, Jesper ^e   Laudon, Hjalmar ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; ICE SHEET; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; OUTWASH; PH; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIUM;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 85009827966     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: 19384246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/AAAR0015-009     Document Type: Article

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