Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, climate change, prediction models, paleoclimatology, paleohydrology, rock, rock outcrops, waterflow monitoring, groundwater discharge, limestone
| Principal Investigator: | CLARK, Ian D. (5) |
| Licence Number: | 13072 |
| Organization: | University of Ottawa |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2000
1999
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| Issued: | Jul 02, 1999 |
| Project Team: | Bernard Lauriol, Nicolas Saborin |
Objective(s): The objective of this project is to observe and collect rock specimens from limestone outcrop sites. These samples will be used to interpret groundwater flow systems that occurred in the Arctic in the past when the climate was much warmer. By determining what the hydrology of the area was like in the past it is hoped that predictions can be made for what groundwater flow will be like if the the regional climate warms over the next several decades. Additionally the groundwater flow at several sites will be studied with the objective of developing a better understanding of how water moves through permafrost.
Project Description: The objective of this project is to observe and collect rock specimens from limestone outcrop sites. These samples will be used to interpret groundwater flow systems that occurred in the Arctic in the past when the climate was much warmer. Several sites will be visited for the purpose of examining and collecting rock specimens along the Dempster highway south of Inuvik. Two day trips west of Aklavik to the Bug Creek Terraces, and the confluence of the Rat and Little Fish Rivers will take place with access by helicopter. At each of these locations rock, sediment and water samples will be collected for subsequent analysis.
