Principal Investigator:Wolfe, Stephen A Licensed Year(s):
2024
2023202220212020 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5775.
This activity describes and predicts the occurrence of discontinuous permafrost in the northern Great Slave Lake region to assist in planning, development and maintenance of community and industry infrastructure. Changes in climate are affecting permafrost distribution, temperatures and geotechnical conditions. Diffe...
Principal Investigator:Layden, Ronald E. Licensed Year(s):
2017
Summary:
The objective of this project is to increase the understanding of taiga carbon balance of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and predict into the future the impacts of climate warming on these systems.
The exchange of carbon gases between the taiga and atmosphere is a significant component of the carbon balance and is dependent upon vegetation cover. The description below for the tundra site at...