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The influence of a rock glacier on the riverbed hydrological system
Bastien Charonnat
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Hydrology, Climate and Climate Change laboratory – École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GEOTOP (Research Centre on the Dynamics of the Earth System), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CentrEau (Quebec Research Water Centre), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Michel Baraer
Hydrology, Climate and Climate Change laboratory – École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GEOTOP (Research Centre on the Dynamics of the Earth System), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CentrEau (Quebec Research Water Centre), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Eole Valence
Department of Earth and Planetary Science – McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Janie Masse-Dufresne
Hydrology, Climate and Climate Change laboratory – École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GEOTOP (Research Centre on the Dynamics of the Earth System), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CentrEau (Quebec Research Water Centre), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Chloé Monty
Department of Earth Sciences – Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Kaiyuan Wang
Department of Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences – Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Elise Devoie
Civil Engineering department – Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Jeffrey M. McKenzie
Department of Earth and Planetary Science – McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Short summary
Climate change is altering the water cycle in mountain regions as glaciers melt, but slower-degrading rock glaciers remain influential. This study examines how a rock glacier in Yukon, Canada, interacts with a riverbed, using a combination of remote sensing and hydrochemical methods. It shows that rock glaciers shape river channels, affect groundwater flow, and encourage ice formation in winter.
Climate change is altering the water cycle in mountain regions as glaciers melt, but...
