Carbon Flux and Weathering Processes in Icelandic Glacial-Fed Rivers

• Main Author: Quiroga, Allison
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: TopSCHOLAR® 2018
• Subjects: Geochemistry; glacier; climate change; global warming; Environmental Sciences; Fresh Water Studies; Glaciology; Falljökull; Glacial Lake; Markarfljót; Sólheimajökull; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2568; https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3586&context=theses

An investigation into the carbon dynamics and weathering processes occurring in Icelandic glacial-fed streams was conducted during the spring to summer seasonal transition in June of 2017. Four major outlet rives were sampled from the glaciers of Gígjökull, Steinsholtsjökull, Sólheimajökull, and Fal...