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

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [1]
  1. Stockholm Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Physical Geography. Bolin Center for Climate Research
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Computational Earth Sciences
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Climate Change Science Inst. and Environmental Sciences Division
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
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
OSTI Identifier:
1261263
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1409787
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-27605
Journal ID: ISSN 0043-1397; KP1702010; ERKP757
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725; LDRD201200068DR; 60-1626/2009; 362-1593/2013; AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Water Resources Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 52; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0043-1397
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
58 GEOSCIENCES; 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; permafrost; thermal hydrology; modeling; Earth Sciences

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Sjöberg, Ylva, Coon, Ethan, K. Sannel, A. Britta, Pannetier, Romain, Harp, Dylan, Frampton, Andrew, Painter, Scott L., and Lyon, Steve W. Thermal effects of groundwater flow through subarctic fens: A case study based on field observations and numerical modeling. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/2015WR017571.
Sjöberg, Ylva, Coon, Ethan, K. Sannel, A. Britta, Pannetier, Romain, Harp, Dylan, Frampton, Andrew, Painter, Scott L., & Lyon, Steve W. Thermal effects of groundwater flow through subarctic fens: A case study based on field observations and numerical modeling. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017571
Sjöberg, Ylva, Coon, Ethan, K. Sannel, A. Britta, Pannetier, Romain, Harp, Dylan, Frampton, Andrew, Painter, Scott L., and Lyon, Steve W. Thu . "Thermal effects of groundwater flow through subarctic fens: A case study based on field observations and numerical modeling". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017571. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1261263.
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