Principal Investigator:Beilman, David W Licensed Year(s):
2013
Summary:
The research team seek to understand carbon dynamics during warm climate intervals in the Arctic: the Holocene Thermal Maximum (HTM) the warmest pre-industrial interval ranging in timing from 10 ka (thousands of years before present) with maximum seasonality to 6 ka with reduced seasonality, and the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) at ~1 ka with similar seasonality as today. By studying peat cores f...
Principal Investigator:Keigwin, Lloyd D Licensed Year(s):
2013
Summary:
Here is the project summary from the (U.S.) National Science Foundation proposal that led to this expedition:
The research team propose a three-year project to investigate the origin of the Younger Dryas cooling that began about 13,000 years ago. For decades this cold event has been associated with sea ice in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, and the storage and release of fresh water from ...
Principal Investigator:Wolfe, Brent BBW Licensed Year(s):2007
2006
2005200420032002 Summary:
This research program focuses on high-resolution reconstruction of past hydrology, ecology and climate of the Peace-Athabasca (PAD) and Slave River deltas (SRD) from natural archives, including lake sediments and tree rings, supported by comprehensive field-based studies of modern hydrology, limnology and aquatic ecology. The PAD and SRD have broad ecological and cultural significance and are ecos...
Principal Investigator:Hicock, Stephen R. Licensed Year(s):
1992
Summary:
The research will involve the study of the interplay (past and present) between glaciers, permafrost, meltwater and seawater on the southwestern side of the Bylot Island ice cap....
Principal Investigator:Fyles, John G. Licensed Year(s):1992
1991
1990 Summary:
On Melville and Bathurst Islands, the Researchers will locate and describe the occurrence of high-level gravels and sands, record evidence of the flow-direction of the rivers in which they originated and search for plant and insect fossils that may provide clues about the age of these deposits and about the climate and environment at that time....