Tags: physical sciences, hydrology, prediction models, snow, snowmelt
| Principal Investigator: | Marsh, Philip (37) |
| Licence Number: | 15176 |
| Organization: | Environment Canada - National Water Research Institute |
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| Issued: | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Project Team: | Cuyler Onclin, Phil Marsh, Mark Russell |
Objective(s): To understand and improve the ability to predict snowcover formation and melt, as well as stream discharge in northern regions; and, to understand and improve the ability to predict water levels in the lakes and channels of the Mackenzie Delta.
Project Description: The objectives of this project are: (1) to understand and improve the ability to predict snowcover formation and melt, as well as stream discharge in northern regions, and (2) to understand and improve the ability to predict water levels in the lakes and channels of the Mackenzie Delta. These will allow a better understanding of the impact of climate change and/or natural gas development. In the March and April trips, the primary activity at all sites is snow surveying. The September trip is primarily for take-down or removal of many instruments before winter freeze up. The research team intends to use a local cabin at Denis Lagoon, with permission, for safe and dry storage of valuable scientific instrumentation and field equipment, and the dock as a staging point should the team have the opportunity to return to research in the outer Mackenzie Delta. The results of this study are pending, as it is ongoing. However, every year our activities are provided to community groups through the process of applying for this licence. As well, journal publications involving this work are available either on request, on line, or in the Inuvik Research Centre library. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from March 1, 2013 to September 13, 2013.
