<p> This study focuses on the relations hip between ice cover and
wind frequency, wind speed and air temperature. Results showed that
there are four distinct MELT periods along the west coast of Hudson
Bay. With a standardized MELT period, stations are generally higher
correlated with their southern neighbours. Onshore wind frequencies
increased signficantly from the NOMELT to the MELT period, and were
associated with air temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius colder than those of
offshore winds. </p> <p> Mean air temperature was most highly correlated with percent ice
cover. Ice cover was most strongly correlated with mean air
temperature at Chesterfield Inlet and least so at Churchill. Thus,
freeze-up and melt at Chesterfield Inlet are most strongly influenced
by air temperature whereas at Churchill, other factors, presumably wind
direction and currents, strongly influence the ice cover. Ice cover
was most strongly influenced by air temperature during the NOMELT
period. This shows that cold temperatures hasten freezeback more than
warm temperatures hasten MELT. </p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Arts (BA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/20187 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Silis, Arvids |
| Contributors | Rouse, W. R., Geography |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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