Iceberg calving from a Canadian Arctic tidewater glacier

• Main Author: Milne, Hannah Maree
• Other Authors: Sharp, Martin (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences), Hicks, Faye (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Croitoru, Arie (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alberta. Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. 2011
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Belcher; Belcher Glacier; Devon Island; Iceberg*; Sea ice; Tidewater
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10048/2181

Degree: Master of Science Abstract: Time lapse imagery, an audio recorder and geophones were used to detect iceberg calving events on the Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, in the Canadian High Arctic, in order to identify the major controls on the rate and style of calving. Eleven calving events were i...