Environmental monitoring and ice forces on the Nanisivik Wharf

• Main Authors: Poirier, Louis, Brown, Jeffrey, Frederking, Robert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: [The Conference] 2019
• Subjects: ice; loads; bustle; arctic; port; Arctic; Canada; Strathcona; Nanisivik; Strathcona Sound; Climate change; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=3241dfde-9a59-4015-8a02-bc6da689692c; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=3241dfde-9a59-4015-8a02-bc6da689692c; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=3241dfde-9a59-4015-8a02-bc6da689692c

Climate change and its potential impacts upon northern coastal infrastructure are pressing concerns. Changing patterns of sea ice formation, movement and break-up may impact design criteria for such infrastructure. The National Research Council (NRC) with the help of the Department of National Defen...