The Nature and Origin of Ground Ice in the High Arctic and Icing as a Hydrologic Component of Northern Drainage Basins

Régions: Gwich'in Settlement Area, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: physical sciences, permafrost, hydrology, groundwater, river ice, resource management, ground ice

chercheur principal: Pollard, Wayne H (12)
Nᵒ de permis: 12111
Organisation: Department of Geography, McGill University
Année(s) de permis: 1994 1992 1991 1990 1988
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: C. Gneiser; X. Hu; C. Forcese; one other assistant

Objectif(s): Project A: to determine the extent and the origin of ground ice, particularly massive ground ice, in the High Arctic; Project B: to investigate the processes associated with seasonal overflows of river ice and ground water;

Description du projet: The researchers will gain a better understanding of permafrost conditions of the study area and the environmental conditions under which permafrost formed and evolved. They will also investigate icings and icing processes, since icings are a hydrologic phenomenon and their occurance has implications for recharge and runoff of drainage systems and water resource management.