Investigation of the frost heave regime in subaqueous near shore environments, Mackenzie Delta, Beaufort Sea region, N.W.T.

Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region

étiquettes: physical sciences, frost heave, salinity, subsea permafrost

chercheur principal: Burn, Chris R (36)
Nᵒ de permis: 7126
Organisation: University of British Columbia
Année(s) de permis: 1990 1987
Délivré: janv. 01, 1987
Équipe de projet: H.P. Schmidt; C. Souch; M. Younie; J. Toovey

Objectif(s): To determine seasonal frost heave regimes beneath shallow lakes in the Mackenzie Delta near Inuvik. To conduct laboratory simulation of the freezing of sea bottom sediments of varying salinities under several thermal regimes.