Climatological Notes from Axel Heiberg Island, N.W.T., Canada

Describes the meteorological program of the Jacobsen- McGill expedition, summers 1960-1962, the purpose being to evaluate heat-energy balances at snow and ice surfaces. Measurements of the cooling effect of a glacier terminus on the lower atmosphere are discussed (graph).

Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Havens, James M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1964
Subjects:
Composition
Loess
Minerals
Pyroclastics
Radiocarbon dating
Recent epoch
Kluane Lake region
Yukon
White River region
Alaska/Yukon
Tepee Lake region
Axel Heiberg Island
Canada
Heiberg
Kluane Lake
Arctic
glacier
glacier*
Alaska
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66559
Description
Summary:Describes the meteorological program of the Jacobsen- McGill expedition, summers 1960-1962, the purpose being to evaluate heat-energy balances at snow and ice surfaces. Measurements of the cooling effect of a glacier terminus on the lower atmosphere are discussed (graph).

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