Glacier Surge Dynamics on Western Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut

• Main Author: Lauzon, Benoît
• Other Authors: Copland, Luke
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2022
• Subjects: Glaciology; Remote sensing; Canadian Arctic; Glacier surge; Glacier; Cryosphere; Glacier dynamics; Geomatics; Arctic; Axel Heiberg Island; Heiberg; Iceberg Glacier; Nunavut; Iceberg*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/43984; https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-28197

Surge-type glaciers experience cyclical variations between long periods of slow flow, followed by shorter periods of rapid flow. These glaciers have been thoroughly analysed in many regions, but detailed studies of surging in the Canadian Arctic are lacking. This thesis provides the first comprehens...