Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: geology, permafrost, prediction models, historical data, sea level
| Principal Investigator: | Plug, Lawrence (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13710 |
| Organization: | Dalhousie University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
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| Issued: | Aug 11, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Brad Werne |
Objective(s): In regions where permafrost is rich in ice, topography and drainage networks are shaped and changed by the accumulation and melting of ice. This project investigates how these landscapes evolve over tens to thousands of years under past, present, and future time-varying climates. The overall objective of the research is to construct and test, against field and remote sensing measurements, predictive computer models for the evolution of lowland permafrost landscapes under varying temperature, precipitation, and sea level. Such models will be useful to Canadian industry and governmental organizations for forecasting and mitigating the economic costs of permafrost melting.
