Some characteristics of solute and suspended sediment concentration in Skaftafellsjökull (S.E. Iceland)

Abstract

The hourly variation of suspended load and electrical conductivity is studied during 24 hours in the proglacial outwash stream in Skaftafell (SE Iceland). Suspended load is well adjusted to the assumed fluctuations of discharge though the maximal sediment output peaks slightly before maximun discharge. The electrical conductivity shows an almost inverse curve, with high concentration of solutes in the base flow and dilution during the increase of discharge.