Glaciological and Botanical Studies in Northern Ellesmere Island, 1959

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Powell, J.M., Sagar, R.B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1959
• Subjects: Ablation; Accumulation; Effects of climate on ice; Effects of temperature on plants; Glaciers; Glacier variations; Glaciology; Meteorology; Microclimatology; Operation Hazen; 1957-1958; Plant collections; Plant distribution; Plant ecology; Plant growth; Research personnel; Seeds; Snowfall; Snowmelt; Solar radiation; Temporal variations; Transportation; Ellesmere Island; Nunavut; Gilman Glacier; Hazen; Lake; region; Canada; Hattersley-Smith; Lake Hazen; Arctic; glacier*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66778

The writers spent the summer season from May 18 to August 18 in the region of the Gilman Glacier, about 82°08'N, 70°57'W, in northeastern Ellesmere Island. The investigations undertaken under a Banting grant in aid were mainly complementary to the glaciological and botanical work of the ex...