Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen
This paper presents the permeability of the permafrost active layer determined in the Brattegg River catchment (SW Spitsbergen) for the 6-years interval of 2005–2010. The field permeability measurements technique of weathered rocks on various geomorphological forms allows to assess the value of thei...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:20ae94bec6a04f1a95fca27da298b81a 2023-08-20T04:04:34+02:00 Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen Mirosław Wąsik Henryk Marszałek Michał Rysiukiewicz 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2022.143315 https://doaj.org/article/20ae94bec6a04f1a95fca27da298b81a EN eng Polish Academy of Sciences https://journals.pan.pl/Content/125648/PDF/2023-02-PPR-06.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/0138-0338 0138-0338 https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2022.143315 https://doaj.org/article/20ae94bec6a04f1a95fca27da298b81a Polish Polar Research, Vol vol. 44, Iss No 2 : Special Issue to celebrate 50 years anniversary of Stanislaw Baranowski Polar Station in Spitsbergen: Part 1, Pp 197-219 (2022) arctic svalbard active layer aquifer groundwater runoff Geology QE1-996.5 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2022.143315 2023-07-30T00:38:13Z This paper presents the permeability of the permafrost active layer determined in the Brattegg River catchment (SW Spitsbergen) for the 6-years interval of 2005–2010. The field permeability measurements technique of weathered rocks on various geomorphological forms allows to assess the value of their hydraulic conductivity ( k). High variability of k values, ranging from 6.37 10 −9 to 4.0 10 −3 m s −1, indicates the permeability of rocks from very low in clay to very high in gravel-rock rubble. Among the geomorphological forms, the best permeability was observed in boulder covers and rock debris, and the lowest one in patterned ground. The obtained results were used to determine the groundwater runoff ( q), assuming the unit thickness of the active layer aquifer. The q value from the Brattegg River catchment was calculated at 130 L s−1, which is from 15% to 47% of the average surface runoff. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic permafrost Polar Research Svalbard Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Polish Polar Research |
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This paper presents the permeability of the permafrost active layer determined in the Brattegg River catchment (SW Spitsbergen) for the 6-years interval of 2005–2010. The field permeability measurements technique of weathered rocks on various geomorphological forms allows to assess the value of their hydraulic conductivity ( k). High variability of k values, ranging from 6.37 10 −9 to 4.0 10 −3 m s −1, indicates the permeability of rocks from very low in clay to very high in gravel-rock rubble. Among the geomorphological forms, the best permeability was observed in boulder covers and rock debris, and the lowest one in patterned ground. The obtained results were used to determine the groundwater runoff ( q), assuming the unit thickness of the active layer aquifer. The q value from the Brattegg River catchment was calculated at 130 L s−1, which is from 15% to 47% of the average surface runoff. |
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Mirosław Wąsik Henryk Marszałek Michał Rysiukiewicz |
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Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen |
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Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen |
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Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen |
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Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen |
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Permeability of active layer sediments and groundwater runoff in Brattegg River catchment, SW Spitsbergen |
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