Lake and channel-bottom temperatures in the Mackenzie delta, Northwest Territories

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 963-978

  Ensom, T P ^a   Burn, C R ^a   Kokelj, S V ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; BOTTOM TEMPERATURE; CHANNEL NETWORK; FREEZE-UP; GROUND TEMPERATURE; HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS; NEAR-SURFACE; RELATIVE STABILITIES; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERBODIES;

TEMPERATURE;

LAKES;

CHANNEL HYDRAULICS; CLASSIFICATION; DELTA; FREEZING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TALIK; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WETLAND;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 84863740359     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: 14803313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E2012-001     Document Type: Article

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