Hydrogeochemical and Biogeochemical Processes in Kaffiøyra River Catchments (Spitsbergen, Norway)

• Published in: Quaestiones Geographicae
• Main Authors: Borysiak Janina, Grześ Marek, Pulina Marian, Szpikowska Grażyna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2015
• Subjects: arctic; biogenic co2; chemical denudation; hydrochemistry; hydrology; tundra vegetation; Geography (General); G1-922; Arctic; Norway; Kaffiøyra; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2015-0010; https://doaj.org/article/418974cd63ea4fe0b645c2b2a912b852

The paper presents the results of hydrogeochemical and biogeochemical studies in the area of Kaffiøyra river catchments in the ablation season 2004. Vegetation, hydrological regime, mineralization and ionic composition of circulating waters, rate of annual chemical denudation and biogenic CO2 conten...