The Mass Balance of the Ward Hunt Ice Rise and Ice Shelf: An 18 Year Record.

The result of 18 year's record (1958-1976) of accumulation and ablation from the Ward Hunt ice rise and of 10 years record (1965-1976) from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf are presented. The net mass balances on the ice rise for the years 1962-1965 and on both the ice rise and the ice shelf for 1972-19...

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Main Author: Serson,H V
Other Authors: DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT PACIFIC VICTORIA (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*SEA ICE
*ARCTIC OCEAN
ABLATION
MEASUREMENT
CANADA
BALANCE
ACCUMULATION
WARD HUNT ISLAND
*Ice shelves
*Ice rises
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Canada
Hunt Island
Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
Ward Hunt Island
albedo
Ice
Ice Shelf
Ice Shelves
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA081833
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA081833
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Summary:The result of 18 year's record (1958-1976) of accumulation and ablation from the Ward Hunt ice rise and of 10 years record (1965-1976) from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf are presented. The net mass balances on the ice rise for the years 1962-1965 and on both the ice rise and the ice shelf for 1972-1975 are positive. The net mass balances for all other years are negative. There is only fair correlation between the net ablation and the mean summer temperatures at Alert since the ablation rate is sensitive to several other factors, notably the surface albedo. (Author) Abstract in French.

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