Regions: Gwich'in Settlement Area, Dehcho Region, South Slave Region
Tags: permafrost, biology, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, forest fire
| Principal Investigator: | Wein, Ross (17) |
| Licence Number: | 12510 |
| Organization: | University of Alberta |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | B. Sander, D. Wein, P. Thomas, P. Englefield, S. Landhaeusser |
Objective(s): To examine the long-term loss in permafrost from burned palsas; to estimate carbon loss from post-fire forests through the processes of burning and decomposition.
Project Description: The research team will be examining areas of permafrost south of Inuvik and near Hay River in order to assess the rate of loss of permafrost as a result of the warming in climate over the past twenty years. The loss in permafrost may be speeded up following a local fire. The wetlands that replace these areas of permafrost could lead to a greater production of methane (one of the gases that contributes to the greenhouse effect).
