Quaternary Geology Of Canada And Greenland

Author : J T Andrews
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 803 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781040087367

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Quaternary Environments by J T Andrews Pdf

First published in 1985, Quaternary Environments represents the culmination of Quaternary research in the region of Baffin Island, Baffin Bay and West Greenland over a period of twenty years and it will serve as a timely and complementary balance to the paleo- oceanographic studies in the NE North Atlantic. The region of Baffin Island, Baffin Bay and West Greenland is probably the best place in the world to examine the interactions between ice, land and oceans on timescales of a few hundred to many thousands of years. Two introductory chapters outline the history of research and the physical background. In Part II the evidence for glacial erosion and deposition over the eastern Canadian Arctic is examined and the history of the Baffin Island continental shelf is described. Part III deals with the paleo- oceanography of Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea through an examination of deep-sea cores dated by several different methods. In Part IV there is a comprehensive account of the stratigraphy of Baffin Island, Bylot Island, and West Greenland, from the Pliocene to the late Wisconsin. Part V examines the climatic effects of the past 10,000 years, considering evidence from pollen analysis, glacier fluctuations, changes of sea level and the response of early (Eskimo) man. This important volume will interest all quaternary scientists, especially those in glaciology, glacial geology, marine geology, and geomorphology.

Author : H.P. Trettin
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813754505

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Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland by H.P. Trettin Pdf

Fourteen chapters discuss regional stratigraphy by time intervals from Precambrian to Quaternary, while other chapters describe the geography, geomorphology, tectonics, geophysical characteristics, and resources of the region. A summary chapter includes geologic maps, structural cross-sections, a geotectonic correlation chart, a gravity map, and a location map for exploration wells in the Arctic Islands and northern Greenland. A wealth of additional information is contained on the nine accompanying plates.

Author : Harold Williams
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 951 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813754512

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Geology of the Appalachian—Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland by Harold Williams Pdf

This volume focuses on the Canadian Appalachian region. The chapter on the East Greenland Caledonides stands alone and there is no attempt to integrate the geological accounts of the two far removed regions. Rocks of the Canadian Appalachian region are described under four broad temporal divisions: lower Paleozoic and older, middle Paleozoic, upper Paleozoic, and Mesozoic. The rocks of these temporal divisions define geographic zones, belts, basins, and graben, respectively. The area is of special interest because so many modern concepts of mountain building are based on Appalachian rocks & structures.

Author : Arthur S. Dyke,Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Drift
ISBN : UGA:32108023577474

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Quaternary Geology of Prince of Wales Island, Arctic Canada by Arthur S. Dyke,Geological Survey of Canada Pdf

This report describes the surficial geology of Prince of Wales Island, Northwest Territories, central Arctic, as a basis for reconstruction of preglacial evolution, glacial history and postglacial history of the landscape.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Natural Resources Canada
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6282 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822003871662

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Quaternary Geology of Canada and Greenland by Geological Survey of Canada Pdf

This synthesis of the Quaternary geology of Canada and Greenland covers the regional Quaternary geology of Canada, applied Quaternary geology in Canada (including its influence on man's environment), the Quaternary geology of the ice-free areas of Greenland, and the dynamic and climatic history of the Greenland ice-sheet.

Author : J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080474076

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Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology by J. Ehlers,P.L. Gibbard Pdf

This book is the second of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale. This information is seen as a fundamental requirement, not only for the glacial community, but for the wider user-community of general Quaternary workers. In particular the need for accurate ice-front positions is a basic requirement for the rapidly growing field of palaeoclimate modelling. In order to provide the information for the widest-possible range of users in the most accessible form, a series of digital maps was prepared. The glacial limits were mapped in ArcView, the Geographical Information System (GIS) used by the work group. Included with the publication is a CD with digital maps, showing glacial limits, end moraines, ice-dammed lakes, glacier-induced drainage diversions and the locations of key sections through which the glacial limits are defined and dated. The last deglaciation is also shown in 500 year time-steps. The digital maps in this volume cover the USA and Canada and include Greenland and Hawaii. Both overview maps and more detailed maps at a scale 1: 1,000,000 are provided. Also available:Part I: Europe, ISBN 0-444-51462-7Part III: South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, ISBN 0-444-51593-3

Author : Geological Society of London
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862390827

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Drift Exploration in Glaciated Terrain by Geological Society of London Pdf

This volume describes the use of till geochemical and indicator mineral methods for mineral exploration in the glaciated terrain of Canada. The principles and examples described in this volume will have direct applications for exploration companies looking for diamonds, precious and base metals and uranium in glaciated parts of North America, northern Europe and Asia and mountainous regions of South America.

Author : D. A. Hodgson,Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Geology
ISBN : 0660138093

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Quaternary Geology of Western Melville Island, Northwest Territories by D. A. Hodgson,Geological Survey of Canada Pdf

Study of the Quaternary geology, glacial features and physiography of the westernmost section of Melville Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Author : D. R. Grant,Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Geology
ISBN : UGA:32108024975156

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Quaternary Geology of St. Anthony - Blanc-Sablon Area, Newfoundland and Quebec by D. R. Grant,Geological Survey of Canada Pdf

The study was prompted by a need for data on terrain conditions, soil materials, and glacial transport, which was required for mineral exploration, for the planning of a hydroelectric transmission corridor, for bedrock mapping, for forest inventory, and for land capability studies. A secondary reason for beginning a program of surficial mapping in this part of Newfoundland was the paucity of Quaternary geological information in a key area about which early reports debated the extent of glaciation, and where airphoto reconnaissance revealed significant new glacial and marine formations.

Author : D.F. Stott,J.D. Aitken
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813754482

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Sedimentary Cover of the Craton in Canada by D.F. Stott,J.D. Aitken Pdf

The early chapters of the volume present data and interpretations of the geophysics of the craton and summarise, with sequential maps, the tectonic evolution of the craton. The main body of the text and accompanying plates and figures present the stratigraphy, structural history, and economic geology of specific sedimentary basins and regions. The volume concludes with a summary chapter in which the currently popular theories of cratonal tectonics are discussed and the unresolved questions are identified.

Author : Denis Alderic St-Onge,I. McMartin,Geological Survey of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Geology
ISBN : 0660159295

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Quaternary Geology of the Inman River Area, Northwest Territories by Denis Alderic St-Onge,I. McMartin,Geological Survey of Canada Pdf

Author : Robert J. Fulton
Publisher : Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Government Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112027289104

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Quaternary Stratigraphy of Canada by Robert J. Fulton Pdf

A collection of regional papers on quaternary glaciation arepresented here under the major section headings of WesternCanada, Arctic Canada, and Eastern Canada.

Author : Peter U. Clark,Peter D. Lea
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813722702

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The Last Interglacial-Glacial Transition in North America by Peter U. Clark,Peter D. Lea Pdf

Focuses on the last time glaciers spread across the continent, using the records of former ice sheets, glaciers, and pluvial lakes to understand the response of North American ice sheets and glaciers to the climate change that ended the last (before ours) interglacial period. The 21 papers, most fro

Author : Olav Slaymaker,Norm Catto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030351373

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Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada by Olav Slaymaker,Norm Catto Pdf

This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to “Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada” (2017). There are a number of unique characteristics of eastern Canada’s landscapes, notably its magnificent coastlines, the extraordinary variety and extent of wetlands, the huge Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin, the high incidence of meteorite craters, the spectacular Niagara Falls, urban karst in Montreal and Ottawa, youthful, glaciated karst in Ontario, Newfoundland, Quebec and Nova Scotia, the ubiquitous permafrost terrain of Nunavut, Labrador and northern Quebec and the magnificent arctic fjords and glaciers. Looking at coastlines, the tidal extremes of the Bay of Fundy are world renowned; the structural complexity of the island of Newfoundland is less well known, but produces an astounding variety of coastlines in close succession; the arctic fjordlands of Baffin and Ellesmere islands and the extravagant raised beaches of Hudson Bay bear comparison with the classic fjords of Norway and the Baltic Sea raised beaches. As for wetlands, there are distinctive Arctic, Subarctic, Boreal, Eastern Temperate and Atlantic wetlands, and their extent is second only to those of Russia. In the Hudson and James Bay regions, between 75-100% of the terrestrial surface is comprised of wetlands. One of North America’s largest river basins, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin, has its source in Minnesota, straddles the USA-Canada border and debouches into Quebec as the St. Lawrence River and evolves through its estuary into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a journey of almost 5,000 km. As far as meteorite craters are concerned, 10% of the world’s total are located in eastern Canada, including some of the largest and most complex landforms. They are preserved preferentially in the ancient Shield terrain of Quebec. Finally, the three million km2 of permafrost controlled relief in eastern Canada serves as a reminder of the vulnerability of eastern Canada’s landscapes to climate change. Effects of warming are expressed through thawing of the permafrost, disruption of transportation corridors and urban construction problems, ever-present geomorphic hazards.