Mackenzie Valley Global Change Observatory
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, active layer, permafrost, limnology, environmental change, thaw depth, sea level
| Principal Investigator: | Egginton, Paul A. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 10108 |
| Organization: | Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Dallimore; Nixon; Shimeld; |
Objective(s): To begin installation of long term thaw depth monitoring stations; to gather proxy data on environmental change in the recent past;
Project Description: The team will install active layer monitoring stations at up to 8 sites on Richards Island. They will sample present active layer and surface permafrost for analysis of recent change as well as lake bottoms for similar reasons and a possible sea level record.
