Properties and stratigraphy of polar ice patches in the Canadian High Arctic reveal their current resilience to warm summers1

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Gautier Davesne, Daniel Fortier, Florent Domine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: ice patch; polar desert; climate change; snowpack; slope hydrology; banquise; envir; geo; Arctic; Ward Hunt Island; Hunt Island; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0011; https://doaj.org/article/8d59b0301395422ab235f56c13cb8f19

Ice patches are ubiquitous in polar regions and are a key element for landscape evolution. We present new insights into polar desert ice patch formation based on snow and ice properties at Ward Hunt Island (Canadian High Arctic, 83°N). Our results demonstrate that ice patches are composed of two dis...