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LAKES OF THE WESTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC: PAST CONTROLS AND FUTURE CHANGES
Session: John Ross MacKay Symposium - Permafrost II / Symposium John Ross MacKay - Pergélisol II
Philip Marsh, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
Tyeler de Jong, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
Lance Lesack, Simon Fraser University (Canada)
Cuyler Onclin, Environment Canada (Canada)
Mark Russell, Environment Canada (Canada)
The western Canadian Arctic is lake rich with over 40,000 lakes in the Mackenzie Delta, and thousands more to the east of the Delta in the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula. To address unknowns concerning these lakes, Professor Mackay published at least 19 papers over the period 1956 to 2013 that dealt with various aspects of lakes in the western Canadian Arctic. These papers outlined many of the controlling processes and considered the complex interactions between lakes and the permafrost landscape. Subsequent research has built on Professor Mackay’s legacy and has gradually developed a better understanding of the hydrology and ecology of these lakes, as well considered the interactions between climate, permafrost and hydrology, and developed predictive models.
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