Origin and Flow Dynamics of Perennial Groundwater in Continuous Permafrost Terrain using Isotopes and Noble Gases: Case Study of the Fishing Branch River, Northern Yukon, Canada

ABSTRACT Perennially flowing groundwater discharges along a 15‐km section of the Fishing Branch River, Yukon causing open water during winter and numerous discrete springs near Bear Cave Mountain. Groundwater flow occurs in karstified marine carbonate rocks as well as in alluvial river talik(s). The...

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Published in:Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Main Authors: Utting, Nicholas, Clark, Ian, Lauriol, Bernard, Wieser, Martin, Aeschbach‐Hertig, Werner
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012
Subjects:
Bear Cave Mountain
Canada
Fishing Branch
Talik
Yukon
permafrost
Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1732
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.1732
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.1732

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