Research Projects at Resolute

In April 1967, an Arctic Research Group was formed within McMaster University's Department of Geography, with the object of undertaking closely integrated studies in all aspects of physical geography. As an introductory venture, a party of 3 professors, 2 graduate students, a photographic techn...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Hannell, F.G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1968
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66298
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Summary:In April 1967, an Arctic Research Group was formed within McMaster University's Department of Geography, with the object of undertaking closely integrated studies in all aspects of physical geography. As an introductory venture, a party of 3 professors, 2 graduate students, a photographic technician, and a seventeen-year-old Hamilton schoolboy who had been awarded a summer scholarship at McMaster arrived at Resolute on 29 June to undertake a 5-week program of research in coastal geomorphology, pedology, and sub-surface microclimatology. .