Regions: Sahtu Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, climate change, prediction models, atmospheric sciences, water balance, meteorology, thermodynamics, thermal regime
| Principal Investigator: | Rouse, Wayne R (4) |
| Licence Number: | 13774 |
| Organization: | McMaster University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2006
2005
2004
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| Issued: | Apr 11, 2005 |
| Project Team: | Chris Spen |
Objective(s): Great Bear Lake, with a short ice-free period, is potentially very sensitive to climate change, but the mechanisms driving the system are unknown. The objectives of this study are to measure the water balance and thermal regimes of Great Bear Lake and determine the linkages between the lake and the atmosphere above. One of the longer term goals of this research is to provide information to activate large-lakes thermodynamic models that can interact with the Canadian Regional Climate Model to enhance regional climate prediction. Efforts in this direction are ongoing with the Canadian Meteorological Service. The studies begun at Great Bear Lake in 2004 will continue in 2005.
