NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Kivalliq Region, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, hydrology, glaciology, spring breakup, river ice, ice movement

Objective(s): To acquire aerial photography of hydrologic characteristics of ice break-up and movement in the Mackenzie and lower Liard Rivers. To acquire photography of river break-up and environmentally sensitive areas along the proposed Arctic Islands pipeline route from Churchill to Spence Bay. To acquire photography of specific glaciology research sites throughout the Arctic Islands (with emphasis on the Ellesmere Island and Axel Heiberg Island areas).