Mass balance and area changes of four High Arctic plateau ice caps, 1959-2002

Auteurs :
BRAUN, C.
HARDY, D.R.
BRADLEY, R.S.

Description :
The AA. report the results of recent mass balance and GPS area measurements on 4 small stagnant plateau ice caps located on the Hazen Pateau of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, from 1999-2002. They compared these measurements with topographic maps and aerial photography from 1959 and with previously published data. The ice caps reached a Holocene maximum and were several times larger during the Little Ice Age (LIA) and their current recession reflects an adjustment to post-LIA climatic conditions.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2004, vol. 86, n°. 1, p. 43-52, nombre de pages : 10, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 29 ref.

Date :
2004

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi