Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System
Cross-river temperature profiles were run in mid-June 1971 at approximately 20 km intervals from the confluence of the Great Bear and Mackenzie Rivers, at Fort Norman, N.W.T., to the Mackenzie Delta, a distance of 650 km. As the Great Bear River was cold, the Mackenzie River warm, and as temperature...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e72-073 2023-12-17T10:33:15+01:00 Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System Mackay, J. Ross 1972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e72-073 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e72-073 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 9, issue 7, page 913-917 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 General Earth and Planetary Sciences journal-article 1972 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e72-073 2023-11-19T13:39:09Z Cross-river temperature profiles were run in mid-June 1971 at approximately 20 km intervals from the confluence of the Great Bear and Mackenzie Rivers, at Fort Norman, N.W.T., to the Mackenzie Delta, a distance of 650 km. As the Great Bear River was cold, the Mackenzie River warm, and as temperatures were read to better than ±.01 °C in the field, the cross-profiles have provided a record of the lateral mixing of the two rivers. A flow distance of 500 km was required for nearly complete mixing. The 1971 cross-river temperature profiles and aerial infrared imagery taken in 1969 show a good agreement in the mixing pattern. It is suggested that where water temperature contrasts exist, temperatures, which can be read easily with a resolution of better than ±.01 °C, may serve as one of the easiest and most economical of the tracers suitable for mixing studies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Mackenzie Delta Mackenzie river Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Mackenzie River Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Great Bear River ENVELOPE(-125.604,-125.604,64.902,64.902) Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9 7 913 917 |
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Cross-river temperature profiles were run in mid-June 1971 at approximately 20 km intervals from the confluence of the Great Bear and Mackenzie Rivers, at Fort Norman, N.W.T., to the Mackenzie Delta, a distance of 650 km. As the Great Bear River was cold, the Mackenzie River warm, and as temperatures were read to better than ±.01 °C in the field, the cross-profiles have provided a record of the lateral mixing of the two rivers. A flow distance of 500 km was required for nearly complete mixing. The 1971 cross-river temperature profiles and aerial infrared imagery taken in 1969 show a good agreement in the mixing pattern. It is suggested that where water temperature contrasts exist, temperatures, which can be read easily with a resolution of better than ±.01 °C, may serve as one of the easiest and most economical of the tracers suitable for mixing studies. |
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Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System |
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Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System |
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Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System |
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Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System |
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Application of Water Temperatures to the Problem of Lateral Mixing in the Great Bear–Mackenzie River System |
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application of water temperatures to the problem of lateral mixing in the great bear–mackenzie river system |
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