Observations of suspended sediment concentration and discharge at two sites on the proglacial river network draining from a predominantly cold-based, High-Arctic glacier (Austre Brøggerbreen) are described. Analysis of these observations illustrates: (i) the relatively low suspended sediment yield from this basin in comparison with many other glacier basins reported in the open literature; (ii) sustained and possibly increasing availability of suspended sediment to the fluvial system as the ablation season progresses; and (iii) the role of the proglacial sandur as both a sediment source and sink. Field observations coupled with the results of the data analysis are used to make inferences concerning the changing nature and relative importance of sediment sources within the basin. © 1998 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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Hodson, A., Gurnell, A., Tranter, M., Bogen, J., Hagen, J. O., & Clark, M. (1998). Suspended sediment yield and transfer processes in a small High-Artic glacier basin, Svalbard. Hydrological Processes, 12(1), 73–86. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199801)12:1<73::aid-hyp564>3.0.co;2-s
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