Combined Geophysical Approach in a Complex Arctic Archaeological Environment: A Case Study from the LdFa-1 Site, Southern Baffin Island, Nunavut

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Landry ◽  
Ian J. Ferguson ◽  
S. Brooke Milne ◽  
Robert W. Park
Keyword(s):  
Baffin Island

Interpreting exposure ages from ice-cored moraines: a Neoglacial case study on Baffin Island, Arctic Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1049-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Crump ◽  
Leif S. Anderson ◽  
Gifford H. Miller ◽  
Robert S. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Baffin Island ◽  
Arctic Canada ◽  
Exposure Ages

scholarly journals Case study 4. The application of remotely sensed data for structural mapping, southwest Baffin Island

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Harris ◽  
M Sanborn-Barrie ◽  
M St-Onge ◽  
M Pilkington ◽  
T Lynds ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Remotely Sensed Data ◽  
Structural Mapping

scholarly journals Mapping Arctic cetaceans from space: A case study for beluga and narwhal

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0254380
Author(s):  
Bertrand Charry ◽  
Emily Tissier ◽  
John Iacozza ◽  
Marianne Marcoux ◽  
Cortney A. Watt
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Delphinapterus Leucas ◽  
Baffin Island ◽  
Beluga Whales ◽  
The North ◽  
Maximum Resolution

Emergence of new technologies in remote sensing give scientists a new way to detect and monitor wildlife populations. In this study we assess the ability to detect and classify two emblematic Arctic cetaceans, the narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), using very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery. We analyzed 12 VHR images acquired in August 2017 and 2019, collected by the WorldView-3 satellite, which has a maximum resolution of 0.31 m per pixel. The images covered Clearwater Fiord (138.8 km2), an area on eastern Baffin Island, Canada where belugas spend a large part of the summer, and Tremblay Sound (127.0 km2), a narrow water body located on the north shore of Baffin Island that is used by narwhals during the open water season. A total of 292 beluga whales and 109 narwhals were detected in the images. This study contributes to our understanding of Arctic cetacean distribution and highlights the capabilities of using satellite imagery to detect marine mammals.

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