The Geological Survey of Canada's Integrated Research and Monitoring Area (IRMA) projects: a contribution to Canadian global change research |
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| Authors: | D S Lemmen L D Dyke S A Edlund |
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| Institution: | (1) Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada, 3303-33rd St. NW, T2L 2A7 Calgary, Alta., Canada;(2) Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth St., K1A 0E8 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | The Global Change Program of the Geological Survey of Canada has chosen three regions as Integrated Research and Monitoring Areas (IRMAs). These are: i) the Palliser IRMA, encompassing the dry prairie region of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; ii) the Mackenzie IRMA, including the Mackenzie Valley corridor and Beaufort Sea coast; and iii) the High Arctic, where collaborative studies centred on north-central Ellesmere Island have been conducted since 1989. The primary objective in each area is to determine relationships between geomorphic processes and climate in order to help predict the potential geologic impact of global change. Establishment of a detailed paleoclimatic record for each region is essential to provide a context for ongoing climate change. Paleolimnological studies in concert with other proxy methodologies are directed at outlining Holocene climatic variability and are a primary research component in each region. |
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| Keywords: | environmental change climatic change monitoring Arctic prairies Canada |
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