Thermal effects of groundwater flow through subarctic fens: A case study based on field observations and numerical modeling

Sjöberg, Ylva; Coon, Ethan; K. Sannel, A. Britta; Pannetier, Romain; Harp, Dylan; Frampton, Andrew; Painter, Scott L.; Lyon, Steve W.

doi:10.1002/2015WR017571

Title: Thermal effects of groundwater flow through subarctic fens: A case study based on field observations and numerical modeling

Journal Article · Thu Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Water Resources Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017571· OSTI ID:1261263

Sjöberg, Ylva ^[1]; Coon, Ethan ^[2]; K. Sannel, A. Britta ^[1]; Pannetier, Romain ^[1]; Harp, Dylan ^[2]; Frampton, Andrew ^[1]; Painter, Scott L. ^[3]; Lyon, Steve W. ^[1]

Stockholm Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Physical Geography. Bolin Center for Climate Research
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Computational Earth Sciences
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Climate Change Science Inst. and Environmental Sciences Division

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Swedish Geological Survey (SGU); Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography; Bolin Center for Climate Research; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; LDRD201200068DR; 60-1626/2009; 362-1593/2013; AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1261263

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1409787

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-27605; KP1702010; ERKP757

Journal Information:: Water Resources Research, Vol. 52, Issue 3; ISSN 0043-1397

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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