Effects of Spring Breakup on Microscale Air Temperatures in the Mackenzie River Delta

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Hirst, Stanley M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1984
• Subjects: Atmospheric temperature; Breakup; Effects of ice on climate; Energy budgets; Microclimatology; River ice; Mackenzie Delta; N.W.T; Mackenzie River; Fleuve Mackenzie; Arctic; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65251

The effects of spring breakup on microscale air temperatures in the Mackenzie River delta were investigated by means of intervention analysis. Small but statistically significant increases in temperatures were detected for some areas within the delta and appeared to be related to ice breakup events...