Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, geology, sediment, paleoclimatology, ground ice, ground ice distribution, mapping, gravity, ice retreat, geologic origins
| Principal Investigator: | Robinson, Stephen (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12056 |
| Organization: | Department of Geography, Queen's University; GSC |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | R. Edgecombe |
Objective(s): To carry out a series of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys to map the distribution of massive ground ice at various locations; to conduct EM-31 and gravity surveys along with shallow CRREL drilling to aid in mapping the ground ice; to obtain ice and sediment samples for lab analysis; to monitor the ice ablation and headwall retreat of ground ice; to describe sediment, paleoenvironmental, topographic and climatic controls upon the distribtion of ground ice;
Project Description: Massive ice is found in exposure in some sections of the Fosheim Peninsula. The exact origin, distribution and characteristics of these ice bodies are largely unknown. Geophysical surveys will be conducted and ice and sediment samples will be taken and analyzed.
