Tidal Data in the North American Arctic

Knowledge of tidal conditions is meager and observations are difficult to obtain because of the prevalence of ice, scarcity of inhabited areas, and inaccessibility of the region. Stations are noted with data available for Canadian Arctic Islands waters, arctic coast of Alaska, Hudson Bay and Strait,...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Colbert, L.O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1954
Subjects:
Baker Lake (Hamlet)
Nunavut
Canada
Churchill
Manitoba
Kuujjuaq
Québec
Ottawa
Ontario
Resolute
St. John's
Newfoundland
Winnipeg
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Greenland
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Rupert
Baffin
Baker Lake
Davis Strait
Alaska
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66895
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Summary:Knowledge of tidal conditions is meager and observations are difficult to obtain because of the prevalence of ice, scarcity of inhabited areas, and inaccessibility of the region. Stations are noted with data available for Canadian Arctic Islands waters, arctic coast of Alaska, Hudson Bay and Strait, Baffin Bay-Davis Strait, and east coast of Greenland. Additional stations, long-period observations depth soundings, new techniques are stated to be necessary.

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