Spatial and temporal characteristics of historical surface climate over the Northwest Territories, Canada

• Main Author: Persaud, Bhaleka D
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 1480
• Subjects: reanalysis; teleconnection; northern Canada; climate trends; solar radiation; hydrology; lake surface water temperature; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate; Meteorology; Other Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Canada; Merra; Northwest Territories; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2532; https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3681&context=etd

Climate change is putting many of the Northwest Territories (NWT) ecosystems, its people and animal populations at risk due to accelerated warming, permafrost thaw, and changing precipitation regimes. As the NWT continues to warm, at disproportionately higher rates when compared to the rest of Canad...