Permafrost Adjustment to Coastal and Deltaic Processes - Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta, N.W.T.

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, permafrost, sedimentology, coastal erosion, deposition

chercheur principal: Dyke, Larry (10)
Nᵒ de permis: 11073
Organisation: Geological Survey of Canada
Année(s) de permis: 1992 1991 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1991
Équipe de projet: J. Bisson; R. Good; J. Hanright; S. Traynor; V. Sloan

Objectif(s): To understand the importance of sedimentary processes in controlling the growth and disappearance of permafrost along the coast of the Beaufort Sea from Richards Island to Middle Channel of Mackenzie River.

Description du projet: The coast of the Beaufort Sea is presently undergoing many changes, either due to coastal erosion or sediment deposition. The Researcher and team will measure temperature due to these processes. Using known rates at which these processes take place it will be possible to predict further changes in temperature and distribution of permafrost.