Periglacial Processes: Investigation of Slope Processes
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Sahtu Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, landslides, ground ice, slope movement
| Principal Investigator: | Egginton, Paul A. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 12290 |
| Organization: | Geological Survey of Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | S. Dallimore, J. Aylsworth, M. Nixon |
Objective(s): To continue to document the rate of creep (movement) of ice-rich slopes in relatively cold (6C) permafrost.
Project Description: This year's work continues the measurement of creep (movement) of ice-rich slopes in permafrost. Landslide distribution in the lower Mackenzie Delta (Norman Wells area) is also being mapped.
