Paleoenvironment of Truelove Lowland area, Devon Island
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, water sampling, sedimentology, paleoclimatology, paleoenvironment, sediment core sampling
| Principal Investigator: | King, Roger H. (6) |
| Licence Number: | 8068 |
| Organization: | University of Western Ontario |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1992
1991
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1988 |
| Project Team: | Christopher Somr; Rod Smith; Louise Hollingsworth; Frank Scheibli; Alex Wolfe |
Objective(s): to examine the paleoenvironmental record contained in the sediments of Truelove Lowland area, Devon Island; to obtain sediment cores from various sampling sites; and to collect soil and water samples for subsequent chemical analyses at the university laboratory.
Project Description: This is the fourth year that Dr. King and his students will be working in the Truelove Lowland area of Devon Island. They are extracting columns of soil and rock to investigate how the climate has changed since long ago.
