Theses - Scott Polar Research Institute
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Water flow beneath past ice sheets
The movement of water beneath ice sheets exerts an important, yet poorly understood, control on how ice masses respond to climatic warming. However, the subglacial realm of ice sheets is one of the most inaccessible ... -
Transporting Liquified Natural Gas by Surface Ships from the North Slope of Alaska to World Markets
(1995-06)This thesis reports the work that has been done in Alaskan waters on ship transits; gives examples of a system that has worked in the past - the Winter Navigation Program on the American Great Lakes - and two that are ... -
An Evaluation of British Royal Naval Arctic Exploration Techniques: 1818-1876
(1986-06)Fridtjof Nansen, one of the greatest arctic explorers of all time, achieved immeasurable success in the field of arctic exploration, based on his employment of indigenous arctic peoples' methods of travel and survival in ... -
Small scale, community based economic development in the Canadian Arctic
(1987-06)The term "northern development" in the Canadian Arctic is often associated only with large, non-renewable resource extraction projects. Other alternative development projects such as the co-operatives provide development ...
