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Author : Brown, R.D.; Atkinson, D.E.; and Alt, B.T.
Date : 2004.
Title : The response of the Canadian Arctic cryosphere to the extreme warm summer of 1998.
Publication : Eos Transactions. Joint Assembly of the CGU, AGU, SEG and EEGS, Montreal, Canada, May 17-21, 2004.
Issue : 85(17):
Page(s) : GC14A-02.
Abstract
1998 was the warmest year on record in Canada (and globally) with extensive summer warming over the Canadian Arctic. A collaborative project involving three Canadian federal government departments, nine Canadian universities, and the private sector, examined the effects of this unusual warmth on snow, ice and permafrost conditions, to document the responses, and to place these in a 30-40 year context. 1998 was characterized by an extended melt season which generated extremes (in various regions) of thaw penetration, snow-free season, lake-ice-free season, glacier melt, and the duration and extent of open water. Synoptic events and preconditioning were observed to play an important role in the response of the Arctic cryosphere to warming episodes. The study also provided an opportunity to assess the capability of current cryospheric monitoring networks in the Canadian Arctic.
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