Hydrology of a small Canadian High Arctic basin during the snowmelt period

Investigations were carried out in a small Canadian High Arctic basin to determine the influence of snowmelt on the hydrologic behaviour of the active layer and on basin discharge. The snowpack was characteristically thin but rapid melting in late June released a substantial amount of water to a thinly-thawed active layer, resulting in overland flow or standing water conditions. Owing to an uneven distribution of basin snow cover, the meltwater …