Coastal change rate, Mackenzie Delta to Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula, 1972 to 2000, Beaufort Sea, northern Canada

• Main Authors: Hynes, Sheila, Solomon, Steve, Whalen, Dustin
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network 2015
• Subjects: Beaufort Sea; Coastal erosion; Coastline; Land-water interface; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula; Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment; Canada; Mackenzie Delta; Tuktoyaktuk; Ice; Mackenzie river; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5443/12049; https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/?doi_id=12049

The Canadian Beaufort Sea coast is characterized by rapid rates of erosion and accretion forced by periodic storms, melting permafrost and long-term sea level rise. A re-examination of coastal change in the Beaufort Sea region was initiated by increased interest in exploration for hydrocarbon resour...