The chemistry, mineralogy, and rates of transport of sediments in the ...
The chemistry, mineralogy, and rates of transport of sediments in the ...
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TABLE 2a . Slopes ') <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>te cepts (a), <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> regression l<strong>in</strong>es<br />
<strong>in</strong> Fig . 1, SS,~ - , relat<strong>in</strong>g suspended sediment<br />
concentrations (SSi) to discharge (Qi) . Also given<br />
are <strong>the</strong> levels <strong>of</strong> significance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> slopes (a) <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> correlation coefficient (r) for each l<strong>in</strong>e .<br />
River a b r 1-a (%)<br />
GROUP 1<br />
N<br />
Arctic Red<br />
0 .03 - 1 .55 0 .92 99 .9<br />
Peel 0 .006 1 .38 0 .87 99 .9<br />
Mackenzie (Norman Wells) 0 .0000003 2 .12 0 .85 99 .9<br />
Liard (Ft . Liard) 0 .04 1 .03 0 .81 99 .5<br />
Liard (Ft . Simpson) : 0 .000006 2 .05 0 .91 99 .9<br />
South Nahanni (Clausen Creek) 0 .0001 2 .17 0 .97 95 .0<br />
South Nahanni (Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Falls) 0 .01 1 .40 0 .94 99 .9<br />
GROUP 2<br />
Will owlake<br />
0 .52 0 .60 0 .64 97 .5<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> 4 .54 0 .44 0 .62 99 .5<br />
Harris 1 .86 0 .30 0 .54 97 .5<br />
Caribou Bar 1 .45 0 .94 0 .89 99 .9<br />
GROUP 3 4--<br />
Mackenzie (Ft . Providence) 0 .008 0 .78 0 .48 90 .0<br />
0 .03 1 .14 0 .98 97 .5<br />
Trout (at Highway)<br />
Great Bear<br />
(Not significant)