SEM-EDS and water chemistry characteristics at the early stages of glacier recession reveal biogeochemical coupling between proglacial sediments and meltwater

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Stachnik, Lukasz Mariusz, Yde, Jacob C., Krzemień, Kazimierz, Uzarowicz, Łukasz, Sitek, Sławomir, Kenis, Piotr
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Werenskioldbreen; glacier
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3060449; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155383

Most glaciers worldwide are undergoing climate-forced recession, but the impact of glacier changes on biogeochemical cycles is unclear. This study examines the influence of proglacial sediment weathering on meltwater chemistry at the early stages of glacier recession in the High Arctic of Svalbard....