Spatial and temporal variability of the snow environment in the Western Canadian Arctic

• Main Author: Mann, Philip
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2018
• Subjects: snow; SWE; drift; UAS; spatial variability; Hydrology; Arctic; Trail Valley Creek; Valley Creek; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2011; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/3117/viewcontent/PhilipMann_Master_Thesis.pdf

Snow cover in the Western Canadian Arctic is a significant input to the hydrological mass balance, it produces shelter and habitat for animals and humans, and supports interactions with vegetation and climate. The Arctic-tundra snow cover is greatly impacted by wind erosion, redistribution and depos...