Physical properties and isotopic characteristics of the winter water column and landfast sea-ice surrounding the Belcher Islands, southeast Hudson Bay

• Main Author: Eastwood, Rosemary Ann
• Other Authors: Kuzyk, Zou Zou (Geological Sciences) Barber, David (Environment & Geography), Ehn, Jens (Environment & Geography) MacDonald, Rob (Environment & Geography) Heath, Joel
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Hudson Bay; freshwater-marine coupling; Belcher; Belcher Islands; Hudson; Sanikiluaq; ice core; inuit; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32997

The freshwater budget of Hudson Bay is governed by complex interactions between terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric systems. Inuit in Sanikiluaq have observed rapid freezing of flaw leads and polynyas around the Belcher Islands (southeast Hudson Bay) and have been seeking answers about what is cont...