Shoreline changes at the regional scale in Tuktoyaktuk and the Mackenzie Delta, calculated using Landsat satellite imagery from 1985 to 2013

• Main Author: Rachid Ramoul
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Environmental engineering; n.e.c; Coast changes > Northwest Territories > Mackenzie River Delta; Shorelines > Northwest Territories > Mackenzie River Delta; Coast changes > Northwest Territories > Tuktoyaktuk; Shorelines > Northwest Territories > Tuktoyaktuk; Soil erosion > Northwest Territories > Mackenzie River Delta; Soil erosion > Northwest Territories > Tuktoyaktuk; Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie River; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; Climate change; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.32920/ryerson.14654046.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Shoreline_changes_at_the_regional_scale_in_Tuktoyaktuk_and_the_Mackenzie_Delta_calculated_using_Landsat_satellite_imagery_from_1985_to_2013/14654046

The Canadian Arctic has long been perceived by many as a vast area of barren and frozen land, sparsely populated, and of little importance to the country’s economic growth. However, today this is no longer the case. The changing environment and increased development in this region have led to numero...