Geography 2010A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Connected Space, Evaporation, Water Balance
29 Aug 2018
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Cape bounty arctic watershed observatory, melville island, nunavut. Question: how will climate change affect land and water processes in the high. Snow and meteorological observations: river discharge, suspended sediment, solute, stable isotope, nutrient and contaminant (hg) fluxes in paired, nested watersheds. Advanced biogeochemical analysis of soil and river organic matter. Remote sensing of biomass, soil moisture: sedimentary and hydrochemical dynamics in lakes. Ponds are essentially smaller lakes and the distinction between the two varies. Generally, ponds are shallow (<5 m deep), relatively small: widespread in the arctic, and are formed by similar processes to lakes, thermokarst ponds are especially common in some areas. Ponds may also be formed by highly localized slope and landscape processes. Due to the reduced depth of ponds, solar radiation is typically available throughout the water column and on the bottom. Ice and snow reduce this radiation cover substantially.
