| Title | The geological survey of Canada's integrated research and monitoring area [IRMA] projects: a contribution to canadian global change research |
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| Author | Lemmen, D S; Dyke, L D; Edlund, S A |
| Source | Journal of Paleolimnology vol. 9, 1993 p. 77-83, https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00680038 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Alt Series | Geological Survey of Canada, Contribution Series 48692 |
| Alt Series | Palliser Triangle Global Change Contribution 10 |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Alberta; Saskatchewan; Northwest Territories; Nunavut |
| NTS | 62E; 72H; 72I; 72G; 72J; 72O; 72F; 72K; 72N; 72E; 72L; 82H; 340A; 340B; 340D; 120B; 49G; 49H; 39G; 39H; 95H; 95I; 95J; 95O; 96C; 96E; 96F; 106H; 106I; 106J; 106O; 106N; 106M; 107D; 107E |
| Area | Ellesmere Island; Mackenzie River; Southern Prairies |
| Lat/Long WENS | -136.0000 -64.0000 82.0000 49.0000 |
| Subjects | environmental geology; climatic fluctuations; climate; paleoclimates; limnology; environmental impacts; environmental studies; erosion; ground temperatures; pipelines; transportation; slope stability;
coastal erosion; cores; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | sketch maps |
| Program | Global Change Program |
| Released | 1993 01 01 |
| Abstract | The Global Change Program of the Geological Survey of Canada has chosen three regions as Integrated Research and Monitoring Areas (IRMAs). These are: i) the Palliser IRMA, encompassing the dry prairie
region of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; ii) the Mackenzie IRMA, including the Mackenzie Valley corridor and Beaufort Sea coast; and iii) the High Arctic, where collaborative studies centred on north-central Ellesmere Island have been
conducted since 1989. The primary objective in each area is to determine relationships between geomorphic processes and climate in order to help predict the potential geologic impact of global change. Establishment of a detailed paleoclimatic record
for each region is essential to provide a context for ongoing climate change. Paleolimnological studies in concert with other proxy methodologies are directed at outlining Holocene climatic variability and are a primary research component in each
region. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 134314 |
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