Sur la formation et l'évolution des polynies arctiques (archipel canadien et Groenland)

About formation and evolution of Arctic Polynias (Canadian Archipelago and Greenland). The writer examines the main data related to the origin of polynyas (places of open water in an ice cover) and gives some examples of evolution in the Canadian Archipelago and off Greenland. The diversity of polyn...

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Published in:Norois
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: PERSEE 1982
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Online Access:http://www.persee.fr/doc/noroi_0029-182x_1982_num_116_1_4074
https://doi.org/10.3406/noroi.1982.4074
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Summary:About formation and evolution of Arctic Polynias (Canadian Archipelago and Greenland). The writer examines the main data related to the origin of polynyas (places of open water in an ice cover) and gives some examples of evolution in the Canadian Archipelago and off Greenland. The diversity of polynyas is pointed out. L'auteur étudie les principaux éléments de la genèse des polynies (surfaces d'eau libre dans le couvert de glace) puis présente quelques exemples de dynamique dans l'archipel canadien et au Groenland. La diversité des polynies est mise en évidence.