Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, vegetation, sedimentology, sediment, historical data, topography, erosion, deposition
| Principal Investigator: | Pearce, Cheryl M. (8) |
| Licence Number: | 12508 |
| Organization: | University of Western Ontario |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
1992
1991
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | J. Luce |
Objective(s): To summarize the results of previous sedimentation studies on the Mackenzie Delta; to explain the relationships between overbank deposition, delta landforms and vegetation; to evaluate methodologies for collecting data on overbank deposition; to estimate mean areal sedimentation rates for the middle delta area; to produce overbank sedimentation rates for all of the areas used in previous sedimentation studies; to recommend methods to measure historical sedimentation rates and future overbank sedimentation patterns; to sample and describe recent and historical vegetation and sediment patterns in new study areas of the middle and outer delta.
Project Description: The researcher will continue her long-term study on the physical features of the Mackenzie Delta. Hydrocarbon development, water volume and course changes, and climate change could have major effects on the water and sedimentation patterns of the delta. This study will increase knowledge of sedimentation patterns, shoreline erosion and their relationships with vegetation.
