A sea ice model developed by W. D. Hibler (1979) was applied to the Lancaster Sound/Barrow Strait channel in an effort to simulate the observed ice environment. The simulation covered a ten month period, from October 1985 until August 1986. The impact of atmospheric and oceanographic forcing on the development of characteristic ice features that develop seasonally within the channel was examined. The importance of the ice interaction component of the model when simulating a restricted channel ice environment was also examined. The model was able to simulate regional scale processes and conditions within the channel. Small scale localised processes and conditions which control the spatial variability and complexity of the ice regime were not accurately reproduced. Simulation results provided insights into the effect and importance of both the model and geophysical variables examined. The study highlighted concerns that need be addressed in future modelling work in the Lancaster Sound/Barrow Strait channel.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.69661 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Heacock, Tony |
| Contributors | Lewis, J. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (Department of Geography.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001359135, proquestno: AAIMM91756, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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