| Title | Coastal geoscience for sustainable development in Nunavut: 2012 activities |
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| Author | James, T S ;
Whalen, D J R; Jenner, K A; Hatcher, S V; Ulmi, M; Forbes, D L;
Manson, G K; Henton, J A; Craymer, M R |
| Source | Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, Summary of Activities 2012, 2013 p. 143-150  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2013 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20120349 |
| Publisher | Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 86O/14; 76M/14; 76M/15; 76N/01; 77A/04; 77D/02; 66A/08 |
| Area | Coronation Gulf; Kugluktuk; Coppermine delta; Iqaluit; Baker Lake; Cambridge Bay; Bathurst Inlet; Hope Bay |
| Lat/Long WENS | -117.0000 -102.0000 69.5000 66.5000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -96.5000 -96.0000 64.5000 64.2500 |
| Subjects | marine geology; Nature and Environment; coastal studies; coastal environment; coastal erosion; coastal management; sea level changes; sea level fluctuations |
| Illustrations | location maps; aerial photographs; plots |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience |
| Released | 2013 01 01 |
| Abstract | In partnership with the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, scientists in the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada and their collaborators have carried out activities in several regions of
resource industry activity in Nunavut under the Coastal Infrastructure Project of the Earth Sciences Sector's Climate Change Geoscience Program. These activities focused on coastal characterization, coastal instability, sea-level change, coastal
hazards and vulnerability in the context of climate change. A mosaic of satellite imagery (SPOT) and interpretation of coastal video of Coronation Gulf and surrounding regions provide baseline coastal characterization. Potential applications include
assessment of the accessibility and nature of candidate port sites, and assessment of available aggregate resources. A coastal change study of the community of Kugluktuk reveals that the town-site coastline is largely stable, but there is rapid
coastal change near the port site and on islands of the Coppermine delta, as well as localized bank erosion in town. A coastal hazard assessment of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, reveals infrastructure at risk from rising sea levels. In contrast to
Iqaluit, a relative sea-level projection for the outlet of Baker Lake indicates that sea level is expected to continue to fall throughout the 21st century because of the large rate of land uplift. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 292145 |
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