Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, geology, climate change, sea ice, geomorphology, groundwater, coastal erosion, remote sensing, water temperature, sea level change
| Principal Investigator: | Forbes, Donald L (9) |
| Licence Number: | 13354 |
| Organization: | Geological Survey of Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
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| Issued: | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Project Team: | J.C. Laver |
Objective(s): The primary objectives of this project are to; 1) map the western Canadian Arctic coastline in terms of its sensitivity to coastal erosion under climate change and sea-level rise; 2) monitor changes in the coastline and the processes responsible; 3) define rates of relative sea-level change and contributions from crustal uplift or subsidence; 4) determine the sensitivity of the coast to other climate changes such as increased air, ground, and water temperatures, diminished sea ice and higher wave energy; and 5) collect information on coastal geology and geomorphology for ground-truth of remote sensing and for calibrating predictive models of coastal change.
