Devon Island Programs 1971

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Elcock, W., Barrett, Paul, Teeri, J.A.
• 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; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Devon Island; Lent; Baffin; Davis Strait; Ice cap; Polar Continental Shelf Project; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66009

From April to October 1971 the Arctic Institute's research base on the northeast coast of Devon Island (75°40'N, 84°40'W) was the seat of operations for over 50 investigators and their field assistants. The major research program was a large integrated tundra ecosystem study sponsored...