scholarly journals Rock-Eval/TOC data for twelve wells from the Labrador Shelf, eastern Canada, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M G Fowler ◽  
M Obermajer ◽  
C Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Rock Eval

Estimates of terrestrial heat flow in offshore eastern Canada

1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1503-1517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall Reiter ◽  
Alan M. Jessop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Magmatic Activity ◽  
Shelf Edge ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Heat Flows ◽  
Bottom Hole ◽  
Outer Half

From available bottom-hole temperatures and conductivities estimated from lithologic descriptions, heat-flow estimates are calculated for 72 sites on the Canadian Atlantic Shelf. The resulting data suggest a pattern of low heat flow (~055 mW/m2) within the Paleozoic basins in proximity to land areas and generally intermediate heat flow (~60–80 mW/m2) along the outer half of the continental shelf. Higher heat flows (~90 mW/m2) are estimated along the shelf edge in some areas, e.g., the southwestern Scotian Shelf and the eastern Newfoundland and Labrador shelves. Radioactive heat generation in sediments that thicken seawards probably does not account for the observed increase in heat flow. The possibility that higher heat flows in some areas may arise because of fluid movement from depth is suggested. Various other causes for the high heat flows, e.g., tectonic or magmatic activity, are considered less likely.

Larval Anisakis simplex (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) Infection in the Musculature of Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua, from Newfoundland and Labrador

1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 2635-2647 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Brattey ◽  
Claude A. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
Atlantic Cod ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anisakis Simplex ◽  
South Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Examination Method

Larvae of Anisakis simplex were found in the flesh of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, collected in 21 regions around Newfoundland and Labrador during 1985–87. Prevalence and abundance increased with cod size and varied geographically; cod off Labrador had the fewest larvae whereas those from the south coast of Newfoundland were the most heavily infected. Most larvae (~95%) occurred in flesh surrounding the body cavity (napes), with a significantly higher percentage of the nematodes (~58%) in the flesh on the left side. In 505 cod in which all tissues were examined, 85.6, 10.8, and 3.5% of the A. simplex resided in the body cavity and viscera, napes, and fillets, respectively. Cod surveyed tended to have more A. simplex in the musculature than those from other areas off eastern Canada, but are lightly infected compared with most other Atlantic cod stocks. The examination method (candling combined with slicing) recovered, on average, 42% of the A. simplex present in the flesh; consequently, infection statistics reported here are underestimates. Numbers of A. simplex in cod off Labrador and eastern Newfoundland are similar to those observed during 1947–53, but the abundance of A. simplex appears to have increased among cod from NAFO Subdivision 3Pn.

The Smaller Cetacea of Eastern Canadian Waters

1957 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Sergeant ◽  
H. D. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Killer Whale ◽  
Climatic Zone ◽  
Labrador Sea ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Pilot Whale ◽  
Summer Range ◽  
Lagenorhynchus Acutus ◽  
Pilot Whales

An account is given of the known records, distribution and migrations of the smaller Odontocete whales occurring in eastern Canadian waters, with measurements of specimens obtained of the rarer species. The distribution of the abundant pilot whale Globicephala melaena (Traill) has been studied in most detail. The species' summer range includes both the offshore waters of the Labrador Sea and the coastal waters around Newfoundland. The coastal population feeds only on the squid Illex illecebrosus (LeSueur) and its movements inshore in spring and offshore in autumn follow those of the squid over the southwest Grand Bank. In some years a failure of the squid to move shorewards results in a failure of the fisheries for both squid and pilot whales in Newfoundland. The species is known to winter in an oceanic area southeast of the Grand Bank.The white-sided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus Gray associates with the pilot whale and apparently inhabits the same climatic zone in these waters, while the white-beaked dolphin L. albirostris Gray is found in somewhat colder waters. The killer whale Grampus orca (L.) migrates northwards in spring along the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts, its migration coinciding with that of the rorquals.New records for the waters of eastern Canada, extending the known range of each, are given for Mesoplodon bidens, Tursiops truncatus, Lagenorhynchus albirostris and Lagenorhynchus acutus.

scholarly journals First record of Deroceras invadens Reise, Hutchinson, Schunack & Schlitt, 2011 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Agriolimacidae) from the island of Newfoundland, Canada

Check List ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Forsyth
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
Atlantic Canada ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Deroceras Invadens

The introduced European slug Deroceras invadens Reise, Hutchinson, Schunack & Schlitt, 2011 is here reported from St. John’s, Newfoundland. This new record is the first from the island of Newfoundland, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and from Atlantic Canada. It is the first verified record for this species living outside of greenhouses in eastern Canada.

Numerical Calculation of Roll, Pitch and Heave Decay of a Gravity-Based Structure During Tow-Out

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cosmin Ciortan ◽  
Helge Johnsgard ◽  
Meg Overstake ◽  
Olav Rognebakke ◽  
Andreas Brehm
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Viscous Damping ◽  
Operating Life ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
Hydrodynamic Damping ◽  
Eddy Formation ◽  
Sensitivity Studies ◽  
Sharp Edges

ExxonMobil Canada Properties and its collaborators are building a gravity based structure (GBS) in Newfoundland and Labrador to be installed on the Hebron Field offshore Eastern Canada. The geometry of the Hebron GBS is driven by the design constraints of a long operating life placed on the seafloor in the harsh environments at the Hebron field location. Prior to installation, the GBS encounters a number of significant floating phases — deep-water construction, towage, and installation. In each of these stages the hydrodynamic character of the unique Hebron geometry must be quantified to predict dynamic motions, assess tow performance, and define installation procedures and limitations. For the floating GBS, both heave and roll natural periods are long, and resonant responses due to wind gusting and vertical wave drift take place. Assessing the hydrodynamics by industry standard empirical methods is insufficient as regards capturing the viscous damping generated by eddy formation off the sharp edges of the submerged GBS structure. This paper focuses on the utilization of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to better understand and quantify this viscous damping. The Hebron GBS work has challenged the traditional methods for model generation and use of CFD for damping estimation, primarily because these techniques are most frequently used for traditional hull shapes. For example, application of the overset mesh technique, as successfully applied for ship-shaped vessels, does not provide the required accuracy in this case. Alternative numerical models are tested and found to work well: morphing techniques and sliding meshes for heave and pitch, respectively. Based on convergence and sensitivity studies, the results are accepted. Ultimately, the CFD work allows the project to quantify the expected increases in hydrodynamic damping and progress in the process of improving predictions of GBS motions and thus optimizing the operational planning of towing and installation.

The impact of the Grenfell Mission on southeastern Labrador communities

Polar Record ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (150) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
John C. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Settlement Pattern ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Local Participation ◽  
Development Scenarios ◽  
Economic Dependency ◽  
Medical Missionary ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDuring the late 19th and early 20th centuries British medical missionary Wilfred Grenfell created a mission in northern Newfoundland and Labrador, now part of eastern Canada. The Grenfell Mission's approach to health, educational, agricultural and industrial development are described and its impact on the southeastern Labrador region is examined. The mission changed the region's settlement pattern and economy by creating centralized mission communities: however, its failure to generate sustained economic alternatives to fishing and trapping inadvertently paved the way for the economic dependency still characteristic of the region. The Grenfell case confirms the need for viable development scenarios and for meaningful local participation in community development.

The status of Hordeum brachyantherum in eastern Canada, with related discussions

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard R. Baum
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Main Area ◽  
Relict Population ◽  
The Status ◽  
Micromorphological Characters

Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski (H. boreale Scrib. et Sm.) was thought, hitherto, to be disjunct with its main area in Alaska, the Rockies, and adjacent parts, and of relict nature in Newfoundland and Labrador. This study, using micromorphological characters from the lodicules and epiblasts has revealed that the eastern relict population belongs to a different species, namely H. secalinum Schreb. Since H. brachyantherum is one of the species used as bases for Fernald's "nunatak" hypothesis, the relevance of the findings of this study are discussed with reference to the hypothesis. It is suggested that H. secalinum arrived in Newfoundland and Labrador from its native western Europe by anthropochoric means.

Determination of Wave Impact Loads for the Hebron Gravity Based Structure (GBS)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Oberlies ◽  
Jameel Khalifa ◽  
Jerry Huang ◽  
Steinar Hetland ◽  
Adel Younan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Impact Load ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Wave Impact ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Local Wave ◽  
Design Loads ◽  
Incident Waves

ExxonMobil Canada Properties and its co-venturers are building a gravity based structure (GBS) in Newfoundland and Labrador to be installed on the Hebron Field offshore Eastern Canada. This area is characterized by harsh storms with large waves and high winds. The geometry of the Hebron GBS has an effect on the behavior of the incident waves with regards to their likelihood of breaking onto the shaft. Model tests of the structure in storm waves were executed to provide local wave impact load data on the shaft of the GBS. These tests required significant planning and design of the model, environment, and instrumentation in order to properly satisfy the test objectives. The results of the test showed that the measured wave impact loads on the structure were highly variable, requiring a long-term, response based method to quantify the design loads on an annual exceedance basis. In this paper, we discuss the salient aspects of the model testing effort and the long-term analysis approach which was utilized to define the wave impact loads that were incorporated into the Hebron GBS structural design.

scholarly journals Intranational University Student Mobility: A Case Study of Student Migration and Graduate Retention in Eastern Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
Dale Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
International Student ◽  
Graduation Rate ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Sensitivity Analyses ◽  
Student Migration ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
University Studies ◽  
Survey Responses

While international student mobility has received much examination, intranational student mobility is a lesser-studied area. Data shows that residents of the four Easternmost Canadian provinces are more likely to travel outside of their home province to undertake university studies than other Canadians. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Memorial University of Newfoundland experienced a near ten-fold increase in the enrolment of students from the three nearby Maritime provinces. Previous study of this enrolment trend indicated that the increase was partially driven by Memorial’s lower tuition fees. Guided by the conceptual lenses of student choice frameworks, tuition price sensitivity analyses, and student migration studies, this study was carried out to examine the persistence and graduation rates of the 2010 Maritime student cohort, where they resided following their university studies, and factors influencing their decisions to stay or leave Newfoundland and Labrador. This research primarily relied on university administrative records and participant survey responses. The results showed that almost 40% of the 2010 Maritime student cohort had dropped out two years after their initial enrolment at Memorial and by the sixth year, their graduation rate (45%) was far below the overall graduation rate for Canadian students in undergraduate degree programs (74%). In addition, almost 78% of those who were successfully surveyed in autumn 2020 were no longer residing in Newfoundland and Labrador. While there are limitations to the interpretation of the results, they raise important questions about tuition fee polices and their connection (or not) to population growth.

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