Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, climate change, hydrology, sea ice, freeze up, water temperature, ice thaw, salinity, water discharge
| Principal Investigator: | Dean, Ken (2) |
| Licence Number: | 10106 |
| Organization: | Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska - Fairbanks |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1991
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | J. Gosink; T. Weingartner; D. Musgrave |
Objective(s): To model the influence of discharge from the Mackenzie River on the distribution of sea ice especially during break-up and freeze-up periods; to investigate the influence of the postulated climatic warming on the distribution of sea ice as a function of variations in the Mackenzie River discharge that may be modified by a climatic warming.
Project Description: Satellite imagery, hydrologic data and field measurements will be used to develop a computer model of the thawing of sea ice and freezing of water in this area. The investigators will drill a hole through the ice and measure water temperature, salinity and turbidity.
