Sedimentation in the Mackenzie Delta and Beaufort Sea Coast

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, sediment, stratigraphy, sediment transport

chercheur principal: Hill, Philip R. (3)
Nᵒ de permis: 12046
Organisation: Centre Oceanographique de Rimouski, Universite de Laval
Année(s) de permis: 1994 1993 1992
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: D.De Lisle; summer students

Objectif(s): To define the late Quaternary stratigraphy of the Mackenzie Delta and adjacent coast; to understand the sedimentary processes of the outer delta and adjacent coast.

Description du projet: The purpose of this project is to understand how the Mackenzie Delta and adjacent coastal regions have developed over the last 18,000 years, since the last glaciation affected the region. The project will includes investigating the sub-surface development of the delta and studying the processes by which sediment supplied by the river is transported to the continental shelf and coastal waters.