Influences of Wind and Snow on Northern Tree-Line Environments at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Scott, Peter A., Hansell, Roger I.C., Erickson, William R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1993
• Subjects: Accumulation; Effects of climate on plants; Plant ecology; Snow; Snowfall; Snowmelt; Taiga ecology; Treeline; White spruces; Wind erosion; Winds; Winter ecology; Churchill region; Manitoba; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Blanche; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Arctic; Churchill; taiga; toundra; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64414

The influences of wind and snow distribution at the tree line near Churchill, Manitoba, were studied. Wind profiles above the snow surface, snow crystal size and quantity were examined during abrasion experiments with white spruce branchlets. For white spruce, the abrasion zone was evidently within...