Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory
High latitude areas have been identified in most GCMs as regions where global warming will appear earliest and be the greatest. Since much of Canada's north is underlain by permafrost, a warming of 3-5°C could cause widespread erosion and thermokarst. The Arctic coastal zone is particularly vul...
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ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.81448 2023-05-15T14:55:11+02:00 Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory Turner, Jennifer, 1979- Master of Science (Department of Geography.) 2004 application/pdf http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=81448 en eng McGill University alephsysno: 002179834 proquestno: AAIMR06464 Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=81448 All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. Climatic changes -- Yukon -- Herschel Island Sea level -- Beaufort Sea Beaufort Sea Coast (Yukon) Electronic Thesis or Dissertation 2004 ftcanadathes 2014-02-16T01:07:58Z High latitude areas have been identified in most GCMs as regions where global warming will appear earliest and be the greatest. Since much of Canada's north is underlain by permafrost, a warming of 3-5°C could cause widespread erosion and thermokarst. The Arctic coastal zone is particularly vulnerable, as it lies at the interface between terrestrial systems dominated by permafrost, and marine systems dominated by sea ice and wave action. This study aims at understanding some mechanisms of arctic coastal erosion, such as thermoerosional niches and block failure. The final goal of this research is to identify the areas of Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, which are likely to experience the greatest magnitude of change in the near future. This information is then coupled with a climate change scenario in order to predict future coastal erosion in the area. Thesis Arctic Beaufort Sea Climate change Global warming Herschel Herschel Island Ice permafrost Sea ice Thermokarst Yukon Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Arctic Herschel Island ENVELOPE(-139.089,-139.089,69.583,69.583) Yukon |
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High latitude areas have been identified in most GCMs as regions where global warming will appear earliest and be the greatest. Since much of Canada's north is underlain by permafrost, a warming of 3-5°C could cause widespread erosion and thermokarst. The Arctic coastal zone is particularly vulnerable, as it lies at the interface between terrestrial systems dominated by permafrost, and marine systems dominated by sea ice and wave action. This study aims at understanding some mechanisms of arctic coastal erosion, such as thermoerosional niches and block failure. The final goal of this research is to identify the areas of Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, which are likely to experience the greatest magnitude of change in the near future. This information is then coupled with a climate change scenario in order to predict future coastal erosion in the area. |
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Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory |
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Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory |
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Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory |
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Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory |
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Investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory |
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investigating the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal processes of the beaufort sea, yukon territory |
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Master of Science (Department of Geography.) |
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ENVELOPE(-139.089,-139.089,69.583,69.583) |
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Arctic Herschel Island Yukon |
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Arctic Herschel Island Yukon |
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Arctic Beaufort Sea Climate change Global warming Herschel Herschel Island Ice permafrost Sea ice Thermokarst Yukon |
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Arctic Beaufort Sea Climate change Global warming Herschel Herschel Island Ice permafrost Sea ice Thermokarst Yukon |
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