Which Drivers Control the Suspended Sediment Flux in a High Arctic Glacierized Basin (Werenskioldbreen, Spitsbergen)?

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Elżbieta Łepkowska, Łukasz Stachnik
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: suspended sediment; mechanical denudation; intense snowmelt; heavy rainfall; high discharge; Svalbard; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; Arctic; Hornsund; Werenskioldbreen; glacier; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101408; https://doaj.org/article/6cb5ce6c0f0545daa9e283449c9832da

A unique data set of suspended sediment transport from the Breelva, which drains the Werenskioldbreen (Southwestern Spitsbergen), is reported for the period 2007–2012. This basin is thoroughly described hydrologically, glaciologically, and chemically. However, until now there was a lack of full reco...