TABLE 1. Depth and location of ice cores Core Location Depth (m)

~ , ABSTRACT. ln spring 1983 work on the ice shelves of northern Ellesmere lsland was continued. A total of 55 m of 7.6 cm diameter ice core was ob-tained from 10 locations. The longest core of 31.79 m is composed of iced-firn and basement ice and can be divided into three distinct strata accord-ing...

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Main Authors: Ward Hunt, Wh/ Basement Ice, Ice Shelf
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
Arctic
Beaufort Sea
ice core
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.583.1926
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic38-3-174.pdf
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Summary:~ , ABSTRACT. ln spring 1983 work on the ice shelves of northern Ellesmere lsland was continued. A total of 55 m of 7.6 cm diameter ice core was ob-tained from 10 locations. The longest core of 31.79 m is composed of iced-firn and basement ice and can be divided into three distinct strata accord-ing to ice salinity. Oscillating strains in Ward Hunt Ice Shelf were measured with a wire strainmeter. It is suggested that the periodic calving of ice from Ward Hunt Ice Shelf might be related to the effects of the high frequency oscillation of 35s to 40s. Ice conditions along 150 km of coastline con-i tinue to change. Continued monitoring of the ice shelves and landfast ice is believed to be necessary in view of the offshore development in the Beaufort Sea.

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