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Table 5.12 The concentration of major ions in glacial runoff. Concentrations are reported in mg=l. Adapted from Brown
(2002)
Ca
2+
Mg
2+
Na
+
K
+
HCO
3
SO
2
4
Cl
Region
Greenland
2.60-3.40
0.82-1.19
1.79-2.53
0.20-0.35
13.42-20.74
4.32-9.60
0.27-0.51
Antarctica
1.44-26.01
1.45-4.07
8.28-32.2
0.03-4.30
5.55-97.62
1.63-57.61
0.01-17.01
Iceland
2.20-7.00
0.36-1.45
0.69-11.0
0.11-0.47
11.59-34.78
1.25-6.24
0.51
Alaska
11.00
0.44
0.57
2.39
26.24
12.48
0.03
Canadian high Arctic
5.20-52.01
0.25-7.75
0.02-4.37
0.0039-1.53
12.81-42.1
2.83-187.2
Canadian rockies
19.20-22.0
3.51-3.75
0.09-0.83
0.23-0.36
54.3-56.13
18.24-24.96
0.03-0.43
Cascades
0.70-1.60
0.10-0.24
0.06-0.39
0.38-1.45
5.06-6.10
0.38-1.39
European Alps
0.40-12.8
0.07-1.69
0.11-2.11
0.23-1.29
0.67-24.41
0.48-11.52
0.02-1.56
Himalayas
1.50-11.8
0.08-2.78
0.57-1.49
0.86-1.99
12.20-44.54
7.68-19.68
0.02-0.37
Norway
0.18-12.5
0.02-0.80
0.19-4.83
0.04-1.13
0.09-41.49
0.34-6.72
0.02-3.23
Svalbard
2.40-20.0
1.20-6.54
2.53-6.21
0.20-1.60
6.71-57.35
4.61-36.49
0.09-5.27
Average
12.69
2.59
18.44
1.98
48.15
27.38
7.71
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