Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, bathymetry, ice scouring
| Principal Investigator: | Blasco, Steve M (9) |
| Licence Number: | 13866 |
| Organization: | Natural Resources Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2009
2008
2007
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2005
2004
2003
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| Issued: | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Project Team: | Robert Harmes (Survey Technician, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic)), Tony Attkinson (Electronics Technician, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic)), Walli Rainey (GIS Specialist, Geological Su... Show more |
Project Description: The objective of the seabed mapping program is to conduct a regional survey of the Beaufort Shelf over the next four years. Ice scouring processes, benthic habitats, abandoned artificial islands, pingo-like features, gas seeps, seafloor foundation conditions, sub-sea permafrost and coastal stability will be investigated. The Coast Guard vessel CCGS Nahidik will be used to collect seabed sediment samples and bottom photographs and to conduct offshore acoustic/sonar surveys of the seabed. This year, the research team will: map the topography and character of the seabed; map the distribution and depths of ice scours; map the distribution of sediments to 100m below the seabed; photograph the nature of the seabed; collect 80-100 seabed sediment samples; and, collect bathymetry data in the nearshore water off the Mackenzie Delta front and in the vicinity of Tuktoyaktuk. . Four northern community students will be e... Show more
