Principal Investigator:Zhou, Fuqun Licensed Year(s):
2004
Summary:
Structural infrastructure in northern communities is dependent on the permafrost layer for stability. The thawing and disappearance of the permafrost layer has accelerated in recent decades, damaging buildings and other infrastructure, and causing public...
Principal Investigator:Burn, C. R. Licensed Year(s):202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999
1998
Summary:
The researchers will be collecting samples of ground ice and permafrost soil, and measuring air, ground and lake water temperatures. This information will be used to provide an understanding of how permafrost conditions in the region have changed in the last few thousand years. Also measuring ground movement to determine how the ground deforms during the year, in particular, we will be measuring ...