Arctic epishelf lakes as sentinel ecosystems: Past, present and future

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Veillette, J. (Julie), Mueller, D. (Derek), Antoniades, D. (Dermot), Vincent, W.F. (Warwick F.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Disraeli Fiord; Ellesmere Island; Milne Fiord; Milne Ice Shelf; Climate change; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/25919; https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JG000730

Ice shelves are a prominent but diminishing feature of the northern coastline of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic (latitude 82-83°N). By blocking embayments and fiords, this thick coastal ice can create epishelf lakes, which are characterized by a perennially ice-capped water column of f...