Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
étiquettes: physical sciences, permafrost, climate change, hydrology, sedimentology, ground ice, glaciers, cryology
| chercheur principal: | Pollard, W.H. (1) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 11055 |
| Organisation: | Department of Geography, McGill University |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1994
1992
1991
1990
1988
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1991 |
| Équipe de projet: | P. Barry; C. Forceses; |
Objectif(s): 1. To investigate the nature of permafrost processes and ground ice in the immediate area of the terminal moraine of the White and Thompson Glacier Terminal Moraines and the Expediton River Flood Plain; 2. To investigate the nature and origin of massive ground ice and to assess its potential impact in response to global warming;
Description du projet: This research involves the field investigation of natural exposures of massive ground ice and bodies of surface ice. Sites identified in previous field seasons will be visited and samples of ice, water and sediment will be taken for further analyses. The results of this research will help in the interpretation of climate change and the assessment of both natural and human induced terrain disturbance.
