Mackenzie Valley Global Change Observatory

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, active layer, permafrost, limnology, environmental change, thaw depth, sea level

chercheur principal: Egginton, Paul A. (2)
Nᵒ de permis: 10108
Organisation: Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada
Année(s) de permis: 1992 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1990
Équipe de projet: Dallimore; Nixon; Shimeld;

Objectif(s): To begin installation of long term thaw depth monitoring stations; to gather proxy data on environmental change in the recent past;

Description du projet: The team will install active layer monitoring stations at up to 8 sites on Richards Island. They will sample present active layer and surface permafrost for analysis of recent change as well as lake bottoms for similar reasons and a possible sea level record.