Tapped lakes as sediment traps in an Arctic delta
Lakes within the Colville River delta in northern Alaska, USA, vary in size from small ponds created by ice-wedge growth to thaw lakes that are as much as three kilometres long and ten metres deep. As the river migrates, lake edges are breached and the lakes are drained. Such lake tapping is aided b...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.proc-iahs.net/367/407/2015/piahs-367-407-2015.pdf |