Mass balance of the Devon (NW), Meighen, and South Melville ice caps, Queen Elizabeth Islands for the 2012-2013 balance year / [by] D.O. Burgess.: M183-2/7692E-PDF
In-situ glacier mass balance surveys were conducted across the Devon, Meighen, and South Melville ice caps in the Canadian high Arctic by Natural Resources Canada during spring, 2014. Survey results indicate positive net balance values for the Devon (NW) and Meighen ice caps (+2 and +17 cm w.e. respectively), while the South Melville ice cap experienced slightly negative mass balance (-18 cm w.e.). Results from these glacier surveys are indicative of relatively cool conditions that prevailed across this region during the summer of 2013. Associated water equivalent volume change for the Devon (NW), Meighen, and South Melville ice caps in 2012-2013 was 0.04, 0.01, and -0.009 Gt respectively resulted in a net negative contribution to global sea-level rise from these 3 sites for the 2012-2013 balance year.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. |
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| Title | Mass balance of the Devon (NW), Meighen, and South Melville ice caps, Queen Elizabeth Islands for the 2012-2013 balance year / [by] D.O. Burgess. |
| Series title | Open file (Geological Survey of Canada) ; 7692 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | This publication is related to Open Files 8037 and 8223 (call numbers M183-2/8037E-PDF and M183-2/8223E-PDF). Includes bibliographic references. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Natural Resources Canada, 2014. |
| Author / Contributor | Burgess, D. O. (David Olen), 1964- |
| Description | iv, 20 p. : figs., graphs, tables. |
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| Subject terms | Glaciers Surficial geology Geomorphology |