Pemafrost and Sump Investigations in the Mackenzie Delta Region
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, water quality, permafrost, climate change, permafrost degradation, environmental sensitivity index, geophysics
| Principal Investigator: | Kokelj, Steven V (23) |
| Licence Number: | 13563 |
| Organization: | Carleton University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
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| Issued: | Feb 13, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Andrew App |
Objective(s): This research will investigate: A) the physical and chemical characteristics of permafrost in the Mackenzie Delta region to identify areas of ice-rich permafrost or thaw sensitive terrain. Second; B) the effect of permafrost degradation on water quality of small tundra lakes which may indicate the potential impact of climate warming; and C) the themal evolution of abandoned driling-mud sumps in order to constribute to the establsishment of sump monitoring guidelines.
