Winter Offshore/Onshore Wind Differences in Southeastern Hudson Bay, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Larouche, Pierre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1990
• Subjects: Arctic; Subarctic; weather; winds; Hudson Bay; comparison; orographic effects; offshore; ice shelf; Arctique; subarctique; météorologie; vent; baie d'Hudson; comparaison; effoertos graphiques; banquise de glace; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Canada; Hudson; Kuujjuarapik; Arctique*; banquise; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; subarctique*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64645

Acquisition of two 38-day wind data sets collected over a fast-ice shelf and at a nearby coastal weather station (Kuujjuarapik) in Hudson Bay allowed the calculation for the first time of an offshore/onshore wind speed ratio for an ice-covered environment. Mean wind over the ice was 29% higher than...