In this paper we provide an overview of the meteorological and sea-ice conditions within the northern portion of Baffin Bay and the region of the North Water (NOW) Polynya between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. Our results indicate an east-west temperature gradient across the NOW and Baffin Bay regions with colder temperatures on the Ellesmere Island coast (-14°C) and warmer temperatures on the Greenland coast (-9°C Nos résultats révèlent l'existence d'un gradient de température est-ouest à travers les régions de la polynie des eaux du Nord et de la baie de Baffin, les températures les plus froides se trouvant sur la côte de l'île d'Ellesmere (-14 °C) et les plus chaudes sur la côte du Groenland (-9 °C). Ce gradient est dû à l'advection d'air chaud (à haute altitude et dans la couche limite) résultant des courants atmosphériques dominants. La configuration de la pression au niveau de la mer (PNM) montre un creux inversé marqué dans la

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Shelterbelts sequester and store atmospheric carbon as a direct result of the growth of trees and thus present an opportunity for climate change mitigation. The objectives of this paper were to quantify the growth characteristics and to estimate the carbon stocks of six common shelterbelt species in Saskatchewan: hybrid poplar, Manitoba maple, Scots pine, white spruce, green ash, and caragana. Growth curves (3PG) and carbon dynamics (CBM-CFS3) modelling approaches were used to simulate shelterbelt growth and to estimate the carbon stocks in 50 439 km shelterbelts containing the six species. Shelterbelt width ranged from 6.3 to 14.0 m, age ranged from 5 to 100 yr, and tree density ranged from 356 to 791 trees ha −1. The r 2 of the growth curve equations ranged from 28% to 97%, with <50% root-mean-square error and <30% bias. The total ecosystem carbon stocks of all shelterbelts of the six species in Saskatchewan were 10.8 Tg C (1 Tg C = 1 million Mg C), of which 3.77 Tg C was sequestered in the soil and shelterbelt biomass since 1990. The climate mitigation potential of the six shelterbelt species, ranging from 1.78 to 6.54 Mg C km −1 yr −1 , emphasized the important role that trees can have on the agricultural landscape to mitigate greenhouse gases (GHGs). Planting shelterbelt trees and shrubs on agricultural landscapes is an important strategy for mitigating GHGs.