Hydrology, Sediment or Permafrost: Why do high latitude rivers move so slowly?

doi:10.2172/1417148

Title: Hydrology, Sediment or Permafrost: Why do high latitude rivers move so slowly?

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Rowland, Joel C. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: 2018-01-10

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1417148

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-20209

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Earth Sciences

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