<p> The prime objective is to define and characterize the various
coastal environments in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The research,
Hhich utilizes both secondary source information and actual field
observations, takes into account coastal morphology, beach profile,
sediment types, sea ice conditions, tidal range, depth of the frost
table and wave energy. From a total of twelve coastal divisions based
on the criteria of coastal morphology, tidal conditions and length of
open water season, five have been chosen as t he basic coastal environ
ments of the Arctic Archipelago. They are as follows: the Arctic
Coastal Plain, the Ice Shelf, the Fiord environment, the High Straight
coastal environment, and the Ridge and Valley coastal environment.
Field observations within the last three environments provided
additional evidence for the divisions and observations on the beach
and nearshore characteristics at five selected locations. </p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/19653 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Taylor, Robert |
| Contributors | McCann, S. B., Geography |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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