Water tracks in the High Arctic: a hydrological network dominated by rapid subsurface flow through patterned ground

Water tracks play a major role in the headwater basin hydrology of permafrost landscapes in Alaska and Antarctica, but less is known about these features in the High Arctic. We examined the physical and hydrological properties of water tracks on Ward Hunt Island, a polar desert site in the Canadian...

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Main Authors: Michel Paquette, Daniel Fortier, Warwick F. Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:Arctic Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2016-0014