High-resolution mapping of glacial landscapes in the north-central portion of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Nunavut and Northwest Territories / I. McMartin, J.E. Campbell, P.-M. Godbout, P. Behnia, T. Tremblay,... : M183-7/4-2022E-PDF

"A new glacial geomorphology map covers approximately 415,000 km² in a core region of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Nunavut. The compilation builds on recent and legacy maps and is supplemented by visual digitization of glacigenic features using high-resolution digital elevation (ArcticDEM) and Landsat 8 images. From this unprecedented, detailed inventory of >156,000 features and >14,000 field observations, we identify various glacial landsystems, many of which are entirely new and others that are significantly modified or updated. These include ice streams, palimpsest ice flows, and areas where basal ice thermal regimes fluctuated between cold-based and warm-based. The GIS data comprise glacial features mapped at original and generalized scales, standardized field datasets and interpreted glacial landsystems. These comprehensive georeferenced datasets can be used to reconstruct the glacial history in the interior portion of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Nunavut and Northwest Territories and to identify distinct glacial sediment transport paths for applications to mineral exploration"--Abstract, page 1.

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Ministère/Organisme Geological Survey of Canada, issuing body.
Titre High-resolution mapping of glacial landscapes in the north-central portion of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Nunavut and Northwest Territories / I. McMartin, J.E. Campbell, P.-M. Godbout, P. Behnia, T. Tremblay, and P.X. Normandeau.
Titre de la série Preprint, 2816-7872 ; 4
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-27).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Information sur la publication [Ottawa] : Geological Survey Canada, 2022.
©2022
Auteur / Contributeur McMartin, Isabelle, 1964- auteur.
Description 1 online resource (27 pages) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps.
ISBN 9780660456751
Numéro de catalogue
  • M183-7/4-2022E-PDF
Descripteurs Geomorphological mapping -- Nunavut.
Geomorphological mapping -- Northwest Territories.
Glacial landforms -- Nunavut -- Maps.
Glacial landforms -- Northwest Territories -- Maps.
Cartographie géomorphologique -- Nunavut.
Cartographie géomorphologique -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest.
Géomorphologie glaciaire -- Nunavut -- Cartes.
Géomorphologie glaciaire -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest -- Cartes.
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