Investigation of Ground Ice Development in Sediments of the Mackenzie Delta Area
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, hydrology, sedimentology, frost heave, shoal formation
| Principal Investigator: | Burn, Chris R (36) |
| Licence Number: | 11041 |
| Organization: | Carleton University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1997
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1991
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1991 |
| Project Team: | I. McKendry; T. Randall; |
Objective(s): To determine the magnitude and nature of frost heave in lake-bottom sediments during seasonal freezing; to document the near-surface ice content of permafrost at various sites in the Mackenzie Delta; to determine conditions causing shoals in Mackenzie Delta lakes;
Project Description: The Researcher and his team will continue to examine the hydrology of frost heave in the environment of a lake bottom. They will also conduct their study in land environments in the outer Delta and examine the distribution of ice in the upper layers of permafrost.
