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Author : Bradley, R.S.
Date : 1985.
Title : Glacial geologic and glacio-climatic studies in the Canadian High Arctic
Publication : Glacial geological and glacio-climatic studies in the Canadian High Arctic. Edited by R.S. Bradley. Contribution - University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Department of Geology and Geography
Issue : 49:
Page(s) : 271 p.
Abstract
This report comprises eight chapters arising from work accomplished as a result of NSF grant ATM80-17745 and logistical support from the Polar Continental Shelf Project, Ottawa. ... Fieldwork on northeastern Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada was carried out in the summers of 1981, 1982 and 1983. The work had several objectives: 1. To provide further information on the timing and extent of glaciation on northeastern Ellesmere Island to help resolve differences between conflicting models of High Arctic glaciation (England 1976; England and Bradley, 1978; Denton and Highes, 1980). 2. To study sediments from low elevation coastal lakes to provide information on the glacio-isostatic history of the area and on post-glacial environmental changes. 3. To monitor the mass balance of low elevation ice caps and to assess their ability to modify local climate, thereby enhancing prospects for survival. 4. To examine precipitation events in the Canadian HighArctic to understand contemporary climatic conditions favoring increased glacierization of the area, and to understand better the meaning of ice core isotopic records from the High Arctic.
Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology