HIGH ARCTIC PONDS, SOMERSET ISLAND, NUNAVUT: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN SNOWCOVER AND SNOWMELT

• Main Authors: Kathy L. Young, Anna Abnizova
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: arctic wetlands; climate variability; snowcover; snowmelt model; Arctic; Nunavut; Somerset Island; Creswell Bay
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.511.5533; http://www.easternsnow.org/proceedings/2005/young.pdf

ABSTRACT: Extensive low-gradient wetlands in the Canadian High Arctic have been the focus of recent studies. These wetlands typically are composed of a variety of wetland types; for example, wet meadow patches, ponds and riparian zones. Brown and Young’s (2004, submitted) study indicated that within...