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, Łukasz, Yde, Jacob C., Krzemień, Kazimierz, Uzarowicz, Łukasz, Sitek, Sławomir, Kenis, Piotr
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: glacier recession; silicate weathering; sulphide oxidation; iron cycle; scanning electron microscopy; chemical denudation; land-based glacier; Arctic; Svalbard; Werenskioldbreen; glacier
• Online Access: https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/305910; 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....