Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, climate change, stable isotopes, water budget
| Principal Investigator: | Masse, Tom (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13187 |
| Organization: | University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2001
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| Issued: | Apr 28, 2001 |
| Project Team: | Gordon Bauer, Research Technician |
Objective(s): The objective of the research team is to collect ice cores and liquid water from the Mackenzie River adjacent to the Town of Inuvik. The research team will examine the concentration of the naturally occuring, stable isotope of oxygen (oxygen -18) in water, and determine how these concentrations differ in Northern Alaska and Canada. This work is part of an on-going study on global climate change, and will contribute to an overall understanding of atmospheric and land surface water budgets in the region.
Project Description: The research team proposes to collect ice cores and liquid water from the Mackenzie River adjacent to the Town of Inuvik. The research team will then examine the concentration of the naturally occuring, stable isotope of oxygen (oxygen -18) in these ice and water samples, and determine how these concentrations differ in Northern Alaska and Canada. All samples will be taken to the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, for analysis. This work is part of an on-going study on global climate change, and will contribute to an overall understanding of atmospheric and land surface water budgets in the region.
