Regions: Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, hydrology, water balance, ecology, delta lakes, biogeochemistry, sea level, nutrient balance
| Principal Investigator: | Marsh, Philip (37) |
| Licence Number: | 12007 |
| Organization: | National Hydrology Research Institute |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
1991
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | C. Onclin; B. Quinton; |
Objective(s): To determine the processes controlling the water balance of delta lakes; to determine the spatial variation in the hydrologic regime of delta lakes; to study the effect of rising sea level on delta hydrology; to develop models to predict lake levels under natural and altered regimes, including climate change and hydroelectric development; to evaluate the role of interactions between hydrologic sources of water and biogeochemical process in controlling the mass balance of ecologically important nutrients.
Project Description: This long term study is being conducted to assist in understanding the factors controlling water levels and the availability of nutrients in a variety of lakes in the Mackenzie Delta.
