University of Colorado: 1971 Summer Field Season in East Baffin Island

Research was continued by University of Colorado faculty and graduate students in the area of Cumberland Peninsula. Baffin Island, Northwest Territories. The work was divided into four main phases: 1) studies on the glacial chronology of the Penny Ice Cap and local mountain ice caps; 2) the mass bal...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Andrews, John T., Barry, Roger G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1972
Subjects:
Icebreaking
Ice pressure
Ice-structure interaction
Louis S. St. Laurent (Ship)
Manhattan (Ship)
Marine transportation
Pressure ridges
Sea ice
Winds
Baffin Bay-Davis Strait
Baffin Bay
Baffin Island
Cumberland Peninsula
Northwest Territories
Penny Ice Cap
Arctic
Baffin
Davis Strait
Ice cap
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65998
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Summary:Research was continued by University of Colorado faculty and graduate students in the area of Cumberland Peninsula. Baffin Island, Northwest Territories. The work was divided into four main phases: 1) studies on the glacial chronology of the Penny Ice Cap and local mountain ice caps; 2) the mass balance of the Boas Glacier; 3) air-sea interactions using ground stations, instrumented aircraft and satellite data; and 4) evaluation of climatic trends. .

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