Beaufort coast wind climatology and case study of a high wind event
Tuktoyaktuk, a community along the Beaufort coast in the western Canadian Arctic, experiences serious coastal erosion during periods of strong and persistent northwesterly winds during the late summer season when the sea ice coverage reaches its annual minimum. The prevalence of strong nort...
Main Author: | Small, David |
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Other Authors: | John Richard Gyakum (Internal/Supervisor) |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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McGill University
2009
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Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66951 |
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