Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: water quality, environmental impact, hydrocarbon exploration, petroleum industry, ground temperature, permafrost, permafrost degradation, infrastructure planning, ground ice distribution, Mackenzie Delta
| Principal Investigator: | Kokelj, Steven V (23) |
| Licence Number: | 13405 |
| Organization: | Carleton University - Department of Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Licensed Year(s): |
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| Issued: | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Project Team: | Douglas Es |
Objective(s): The proposed research investigates the physical and chemical characteristics of permafrost in the Mackenzie Delta region. The objectives of this research are: (1) to investigate the distribution of ground ice in sediments of the Mackenzie Delta by obtaining shallow permafrost cores. Determining thaw-sensitive terrain is required to plan the development, and manage the impact of hydrocarbon exploration and gas production in the Mackenzie Delta region; (2) to determine changes in permafrost ground-thermal conditions since the early 1970s by measuring ground temperatures to a depth of 10 m along a transect near Reindeer Station; (3) to determine the chemical characteristics of permafrost core samples; and (4) to examine the effect of permafrost degradation on the water quality of tundra ponds.
