Mass Balance of the Ward Hunt Ice Rise and Ice Shelf: A 10 Year Record

• Main Authors: Hattersley-Smith,G., Serson,H.
• Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1969
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; (*GLACIERS; ARCTIC REGIONS); ABLATION; ELLESMERE ISLAND; STATISTICAL DATA; CANADA; WARD HUNT ICE SHELF; Arctic; Canada; Ellesmere Island; Ward Hunt Ice Shelf; glacier*; Ice; Ice Shelf; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0714904; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0714904

The results of 10 years' (1958-68) record of accumulation and ablation from the Ward Hunt ice rise and of 3 years' (1965-68) record from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf are presented. The net mass balances on the ice rise for the 3 years 1962-65 are positive, while the net mass balances measured in the other years on both ice rise and ice shelf are all negative. (Author)