The Micrometeorological Tower at Resolute, N.W.T.

Describes this tower in the Canadian Arctic Islands, and summarizes data, obtained Aug. 1957-Feb. 1961, on vertical profiles of temperature. Average hourly and monthly differences in temperature at 100 and 6.4 ft are presented. These show a temperature drop with increased height in daylight, and a r...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Munn, R.E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1963
Subjects:
Coast changes
Geomorphology
History
Shorelines
Alaska
Northern
Herschel Island region
Yukon
Kay Point
King Point region
Mackenzie Delta
Arctic
Herschel Island
Kay
King Point
Herschel
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66587
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Summary:Describes this tower in the Canadian Arctic Islands, and summarizes data, obtained Aug. 1957-Feb. 1961, on vertical profiles of temperature. Average hourly and monthly differences in temperature at 100 and 6.4 ft are presented. These show a temperature drop with increased height in daylight, and a rise with height during darkness, also an unexplained inversion in mid-afternoons, Apr.-June.

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