Morphology and development of ice patches in Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 44-58

  Meulendyk, Thomas ^a   Moorman, Brian J ^a   Andrews, Thomas D ^b   MacKay, Glen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dung; Firn; Geomorphology; Ground penetrating radar; Holocene; Ice accumulation; Ice coring; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; DEER; FIRN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; ICE COVER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRESERVATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOWMELT; SPECIMEN BANK; SUBARCTIC REGION;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84862229111     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic4184     Document Type: Article

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