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When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change
Entry ID: ARCSS122

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Summary
Abstract: Uggianaqtuq (pronounced OOG-gi-a-nak-took) is a North Baffin Inuktitut word that means to behave unexpectedly, or in an unfamiliar way. From the perspective of many hunters and elders in the Arctic, the weather has been uggianaqtuq in recent years. In this interactive, multi-media CD-ROM, Inuit from two communties, Baker Lake (Qamani'tuaq) and Clyde River (Kangiktugaapik) in Nunavut, Canada, ... View entire text
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Description: NSF Award #9906740 Abstract
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 64.28   S: 64.28   E: -96.07   W: -96.07
  N: 70.47   S: 70.47   E: -68.52   W: -68.52

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Shari Fox
Dataset Title: When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Knowledge of Environmental Change
Dataset Release Date: 2004-03-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss122.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1920-01-01
Stop Date: 2001-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN Parameter Definition
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Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
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VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Project
Use Constraints The contents of the CD-ROM are intended for educational use only and are not to be used for commercial purposes. No part of the CD-ROM may be copied or reproduced in any way without permission from the author.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS122

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: CD-ROM
Distribution Format: html
Fees: None
Personnel
R. G. BARRY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
University of Colorado
National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology
449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Publications/References
This CD-ROM is a supplement to a dissertation by Shari Fox entitled,'When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Linking Inuit and Scientific Observations of Recent Environmental Change in Nunavut, Canada.' Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado. U.S.A. 2004.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-02-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-17

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