4 record(s) found in the location "Inuvialuit Settlement Region" (multi-year projects are grouped):
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Effects of permafrost disturbances on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, Banks Island, NWT, Canada
Principal Investigator: Lacelle, Denis
Licensed Year(s): 2015
Summary: Thaw slumps are one of the most dramatic thermokarst features in permafrost regions. The number of thaw slumps on Banks Island has more than tripled in recent decades and it is likely that this change is altering terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This multidisciplinary research project investigates the short- (1960s-present day) and long-term (Medieval Warm Period to today) impacts of permafrost...


Active Layer Monitoring Network in the Mackenzie Valley
Principal Investigator: Nixon, Mark
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Summary: For this on-going study, measurements such as maximum depth of thaw and soil surface movements recorded after the previous visit, will be collected. Monitoring apparatus will be reset this season. Sites in the Mackenzie Delta, from Tsiigehtchic to Tuktoyaktuk will be visited in April. Most sites from Fort Simpson to Tuktoyaktuk will be occupied during the summer....


Licence #4023
Principal Investigator: Lewkowics, Antoni G.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To measure the energy exchange, rate of headwall retreat and water balance of a number of ground slumps. This is a continuation of a study began in 1983....


Licence #2169
Principal Investigator: French, Hugh
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To assess the impact of sump construction and alternate drilling fluid disposal methods on the terrain and the permafrost....


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