Investigation of Ground Ice Development in Sediments of the Mackenzie Delta
Principal Investigator: Burn, Chris R (36)
Licence Number: 12074
Organization: Carleton University
Licensed Year(s): 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Issued: Jan 01, 1992
Project Team: T. Randall; C.L. Brown

Objective(s): To determine the magnitude and nature of frost heave in lake-bottom sediments during freezing; to document the near surface ice content of permafrost at various sites in the Mackenzie Delta; to determine the cryostratigraphic characteristics of the early Holocene thaw unconformity in the Mackenzie Delta area; to determine conditions causing shoals in Mackenzie Delta lakes.

Project Description: The Research will continue to examine the hydrology of frost heave in the ideal environment of a lake-bottom. In addition some experimental trials of frost heave in equipment of various sizes will be conducted in winter time. Summer activities are planned in the outer Delta to examine the distribution of ice in the upper layers of permafrost and to investigate permafrost conditions beneath shallow lakes.