| Title | Arctic coastal dynamics under changing relative sea level and environmental forcing, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Northwest Territories and Nunavut |
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| Author | St-Hilaire, D; Bell, T; Forbes, D L; Taylor, R B |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation no. 7, 2010, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/286263 (Open Access) |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf; JPEG2000 |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 38; 39; 48; 49; 58; 59; 68; 69; 78; 79; 88; 89; 98; 99; 120; 340; 560 |
| Area | Arctic Archipelago; Cape Charles Yorke; Baffin Island; Cornwallis Island; Cape Martyr; Sight Point; Griffith Island |
| Lat/Long WENS | -128.0000 -64.0000 84.0000 72.0000 |
| Subjects | marine geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; environmental geology; Nature and Environment; coastal environment; coastal studies; coastal erosion; coastal management; arctic geology; climate,
arctic; environmental analysis; environmental studies; environmental impacts; sea level changes; sea level fluctuations; climate change |
| Illustrations | photographs; graphs; images |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience, Building Resilience to Climate Change in Canadian Communities |
| Released | 2010 09 22 |
| Abstract | Changes in climate variables and relative sea-level (RSL) are ongoing in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA). These regional changes threaten to modify the nature and timescale of arctic coastal
processes. Further local variables such as bathymetry, sediment source and exposure to fetch alter the response of coastal systems to changing climate and RSL. Increased sediment erosion, transport and deposition will create a more dynamic coastline.
Arctic communities need an assessment of the sensitivity of their coastline for decision-making and adaptation planning. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 286263 |
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