White Glacier
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White Glacier is a large Arctic glacier located on Axel Heiberg Island in the Canadian High Arctic, known for its importance in glaciological and climate research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Glacier canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | glacier ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| environment | polar desert ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | interior of Axel Heiberg Island ⓘ |
| flowsInto | proglacial stream ⓘ |
| hasDataType |
ice core or firn core samples
ⓘ
meteorological observations ⓘ runoff records ⓘ snowpack measurements ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ablation area
ⓘ
accumulation area ⓘ icefalls ⓘ moraines ⓘ proglacial zone ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
Arctic climate setting
ⓘ
crevassed surface ⓘ ice thickness measurements ⓘ long-term monitoring record ⓘ polythermal regime ⓘ surface mass balance measurements ⓘ terminus position monitoring ⓘ velocity measurements ⓘ |
| hasResearchStation | McGill Arctic Research Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Axel Heiberg Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian High Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Canadian researchers
ⓘ
international glaciological programs ⓘ |
| namedAfter | likely descriptive of its ice surface ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Arctic glacier monitoring networks
ⓘ
Sverdrup Pass region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
Arctic hydrology
ⓘ
energy balance studies ⓘ permafrost–glacier interactions ⓘ sea-level rise projections ⓘ snow accumulation processes ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Arctic glacier mass balance records
ⓘ
calibration of glaciological models ⓘ climate change detection ⓘ |
| studiedSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climate research
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ mass balance monitoring ⓘ permafrost studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.