Northern River Ice Regimes
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, South Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, ice thickness, river ice, hydro-electric, ice growth
| Principal Investigator: | Sherstone, David A. (12) |
| Licence Number: | 10022 |
| Organization: | Science Institute of the N.W.T.; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
1991
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | L. Kutny, G. White, A. Forbes, B. Juergenson |
Objective(s): To monitor rates of ice growth and decay; to observe maximum ice thickness achieved in a variety of Arctic and sub Arctic river channels; to determine the timing of maximum thickness as information to predict impacts on ice regime of upstream hydro-electric development projects and/or river regulation;
Project Description: Ice thickness gauges are installed on river channel ice. Twenty gauges are installed in the Mackenzie Delta and 12 in the Hay River. Every 10 days the gauges are read to obtain the total ice, which ice and snow quantities at each site.
