LAKES OF THE WESTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC: PAST CONTROLS AND FUTURE CHANGES

Philip Marsh, Tyeler de Jong, Lance Lesack, Cuyler Onclin, Mark Russell

In the proceedings of: GeoQuébec 2015: 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 7th Canadian Permafrost Conference

Session: John Ross MacKay Symposium - Permafrost II / Symposium John Ross MacKay - Pergélisol II

ABSTRACT: The western Canadian Arctic is lake rich with over 40,000 lakes in the Mackenzie Delta, and thousands more to the east of the Delta in the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula. To address unknowns concerning these lakes, Professor Mackay published at least 19 papers over the period 1956 to 2013 that dealt with various aspects of lakes in the western Canadian Arctic. These papers outlined many of the controlling processes and considered the complex interactions between lakes and the permafrost landscape. Subsequent research has built on Professor Mackay™s legacy and has gradually developed a better understanding of the hydrology and ecology of these lakes, as well considered the interactions between climate, permafrost and hydrology, and developed predictive models.

RÉSUMÉ: L'ouest de l'Arctique canadien est une région avec plus de 40 000 lacs dans le delta du Mackenzie, et des milliers d'autres à l'est du delta dans la péninsule de Tuktoyaktuk. Pour répondre aux incertitudes concernant ces lacs, le professeur Mackay a publié au moins 19 articles, entre 1956 et 2013, qui traitent de divers aspects des lacs de cette région. Ces documents présentent la plupart des processus de contrôle et de considération des interactions complexes entre les lacs et le pergélisol. Des recherches ultérieures se sont appuyées sur l'héritage du professeur Mackay et ont progressivement développé une meilleure compréhension de l'hydrologie et de l'écologie de ces lacs. Elles ont ainsi examiné les interactions entre le climat, le pergélisol et l'hydrologie, en plus de développer des modèles prédictifs.

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Philip Marsh; Tyeler de Jong; Lance Lesack; Cuyler Onclin; Mark Russell (2015) LAKES OF THE WESTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC: PAST CONTROLS AND FUTURE CHANGES in GEO2015. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

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