Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sahtu Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geology, permafrost, permafrost degradation, environmental change, impact analysis, deposition, morphology
| Principal Investigator: | Begin, Christian (1) |
| Licence Number: | 10188 |
| Organization: | Centre geoscientifique de Quebec, Commission geologique du Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Y. Michaud |
Objective(s): To contribute to the reconstruction of holocene environments and environmental changes with emphasis on the last century; to contribute to the GSC glocal change program in studying the geomorphic processes past and present in order to predict future potential impacts of environmental changes;
Project Description: The research team will investigate a few localities to determine the best sites to study eolian deposits (sand dunes) and features related to permafrost degradation. Samples of granular and organic deposits will be taken.
