Spatial variation in the isotopic composition of snowpack in the Mackenzie Delta area
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, paleoclimatology, ice, snow, isotopes
| Principal Investigator: | Burn, Chris R (36) |
| Licence Number: | 12335 |
| Organization: | Dept. of Geography, Carleton University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | officers and personnel of BATUS; Inuvik Research Centre staff |
Objective(s): To determine the characteristic isotopic composition of snow at the end of winter in order to estimate regional variation in the isotope signal.
Project Description: This on-going research involves the assessment of isotopes in snowpack each winter. Collection of snow and ice at various sites along winter roads in the N.W.T. provides information about the composition of isotopes within a region. Isotopic composition of snow and ice taken from ice cores in Greenland and Antarctica have been able to provide information about past climates.
