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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-47-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-47-2026
Research article
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06 Jan 2026
Research article |  | 06 Jan 2026

The coupling between hydrology, the development of the active layer and the chemical signature of surface water in a periglacial catchment in West Greenland

Johan Rydberg, Emma Lindborg, Christian Bonde, Benjamin M. C. Fischer, Tobias Lindborg, and Ylva Sjöberg

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When water moves through a catchment it is affected by interaction with soil particles and groundwater. For this interaction to occur the water must move through the ground, something that is restricted by ground ice in permafrost landscapes. Here we look at the interplay between hydrology, water-age, and water chemistry in a catchment in West Greenland, and even if the permafrost leads to short flow paths and young water-age, there is considerable interaction between water and soil particles.
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