A Geomprphic Investigation of the White and Thompson Terminal Moraine Areas, Expedition Fiord, Axel Heiberg Island, NWT
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, hydrology, glaciology, sedimentology, ground ice, glacial deposits, periglacial processes, cryology
| Principal Investigator: | Pollard, Wayne H (12) |
| Licence Number: | 10105 |
| Organization: | Department of Geography, McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1992
1991
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Y. Moisan; S.Ziff; S. Clinton |
Objective(s): To investigate permafrost and ground ice conditions of glacial, glacial-fluvial and colluvial deposits in the vicinity of the terminus of the White-Thompson Glacier; to investigate the modern periglacial and permafrost processes;
Project Description: The study will involve the mapping of the terminal moraine system of the White and Thompson Glaciers, the sampling and analyses of sediment, ice and water and the monitoring of a series of study sites.
