Variability of the Tide at Some Sites in the Canadian Arctic

Various techniques are used to detect the possible distortion of the tide by the presence of an ice cover at some gauging sites in the Canadian Arctic. Some stations are apparently unaffected, while those around the periphery of Amundsen Gulf and Hudson Bay experience larger tides during the annual...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Godin, Gabriel, Barber, F.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
Subjects:
Ice cover
Measurement
Tides
Amundsen Gulf
N.W.T
Canadian Beaufort Sea
Canadian Arctic Islands waters
Hudson Bay
Arctic
Hudson
Beaufort Sea
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65597
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Summary:Various techniques are used to detect the possible distortion of the tide by the presence of an ice cover at some gauging sites in the Canadian Arctic. Some stations are apparently unaffected, while those around the periphery of Amundsen Gulf and Hudson Bay experience larger tides during the annual period of open water and the time of arrival of the tide is altered.

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