Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, climate change, groundwater, topography, pingo, wedge ice
| Principal Investigator: | Burn, Chris R (36) |
| Licence Number: | 13103 |
| Organization: | Carleton University - Department of Geography and Environmental Studies |
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| Issued: | Apr 14, 2000 |
| Project Team: | Doug Joe, Dr. J.R. Mackay, Andrew Burn, Daniel Riseborough, Ross Cooper |
Objective(s): This work considers terrain conditions during the growth of permafrost in recently drained lakes. At Illisarvik the researchers are investigating heave of the lake bottom (including growth of a pingo), development of ice wedges, changes in ground temper
Project Description: The investigator will measure change in the ground due to uplift, by the growth of a pingo and from side to side by the ground cooling in winter. Air, ground water and lake temperatures will be measured. This information will be used to understand how permafrost is responding to climate variation. Travel to sites is by helicopter and snow machine. At the site the investigators will stay at a cabin and walk to the measurement sites.
