Climate studies at remote sites in Baffin Island

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, climatology, environmental monitoring, vegetation, ice cover, mapping

Principal Investigator: Jacobs, John D. (17)
Licence Number: 12623
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1988 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1994
Project Team: A. Headley, D. McNichol

Objective(s): To obtain detailed information on local and medium scale climate on a year-round basis, along with information on vegetation and ice cover, in order to improve mapping and modeling of regional climate and to study climate impacts.

Project Description: Automatic climate stations have been operating at sites on Baffin Island since 1985. Data are collected from these instruments during annual visits to the NWT. At the same time, standard observations are made of other environmental conditions in the vicinity of these stations. During 1994, visits to Amadjuak Lake, the northwest part of the Barnes Ice Cap and the top of the Penny Ice Cap will be made.