Climate System
Research Center
Dept. of Geosciences
Univ. of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
phone: 413-545-0659
fax: 413-545-1200
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Land-Atmosphere-Ice and Snow Interactions
in the High Arctic:
the Hazen Plateau, Ellesmere Island
Fieldwork 2003
Fieldwork on the Hazen Plateau in 2003 included GPS surveys of the ice margins
Murray Ice Cap and
Simmons Ice Cap
(also see table below). Both ice caps experienced considerable
marginal recession since 2001, which resulted in a reduction
in total ice cap
area of ~3.5% (Murray Ice Cap) and ~9%
(Simmons Ice Cap) since 2001.
Ice cap area (km^2), Hazen Plateau Ice Caps
| Year |
Murray Ice Cap |
Simmons Ice Cap |
St.Patrick Bay Ice Cap-NE |
St.Patrick Bay Ice Cap-SW |
| 1959 |
4.37 (100%) |
7.45 (100%) |
7.48 (100%) |
2.93 (100%) |
| 1999 |
3.28 (75%) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2000 |
3.15 (72%) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2001 |
3.05 (70%) |
3.94 (53%) |
4.61 (62%) |
1.72 (59%) |
| 2002 |
recession |
recession |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2003 |
2.91 (66%) |
3.31 (44%) |
N/A |
N/A |
We also continued our glacier mass balance measurements on the Ward Hunt Ice Rise and Ice Shelf, as
well as on several glaciers in the vicinity of Tanquary Fjord in collaboration with Parks
Canada. In addition, we serviced the automated weather stations at Tanquary Fjord, Lake Hazen,
Ward Hunt Island, and Fort Conger.
Water quality sampling (Abbe River)
Ruggles River
Lake Hazen Camp
Air Force Glacier
Mcdonald Ice Cap
Hares on Ward Hunt Island
Mt. Asgard (Baffin Island)
Canada's PM
Special thanks to Parks Canada (Nunavut Field Unit), and the PCSP staff in Resolute Bay for all their
help & support this season.
Climate System Research Center | Department of Geosciences | University of Massachusetts
Document maintained by Carsten Braun (carsten@geo.umass.edu)
Last updated: 09 September 2003
http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/hazen/field23.html
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