A Study of the Meteorological Conditions Associated with Anomalously Early and Late Openings of a Northwest Territories Winter Road

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Knowland, K. Emma, Gyakum, John R., Lin, Charles A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: Northwest Territories weather; winter roads meteorology; interannual variability; regional climate; conditions climatiques des Territoires du Nord-Ouest; météorologie des routes hivernales; variabilité interannuelle; climat regional; Arctic; Norman Wells; Northwest Territories; Tulita; aleutian low; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64033

In the Canadian Arctic, winter roads are engineered across the frozen land, rivers, and lakes. The strength and longevity of these roads depend on particular weather conditions. Our research focuses on the winter road between Tulita and Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, which has been maintained...