Hydrology of Snow-filled Arctic Stream Valleys
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, hydrology, flooding, snow, snowmelt
| Principal Investigator: | Heron, Richard (2) |
| Licence Number: | 10084 |
| Organization: | Department of Geography, University of Windsor |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Chris Culver |
Objective(s): to install instruments in large snowdrifts across stream channels; to monitor the sites daily from the beginning of snowmelt until the drifts are breached by the streams; to monitor the effects of rapid failure on flooding downstream
Project Description: Dr. Heron and his assistant will install monitoring devices in snowdrifts which block stream channels. This study will examine these snowdrifts and the way in which they break, since rapid thawing may cause flooding downstream. This project is a continuation of work begun in 1989.
