Evidence of recent changes in the ice regime of lakes in the Canadian High Arctic from spaceborne satellite observations

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. M. Surdu, C. R. Duguay, D. Fernández Prieto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Asar; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Lake Hazen; Arctic Archipelago; polar desert; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-941-2016; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/941/2016/tc-10-941-2016.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/d6693dfc433f41acacd2ddf653731a01

Arctic lakes, through their ice cover phenology, are a key indicator of climatic changes that the high-latitude environment is experiencing. In the case of lakes in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA), many of which are ice covered more than 10 months per year, warmer temperatures could result in...