Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, sedimentology, sediment, delta floodplain, erosion
| Principal Investigator: | Bogen, Jim J (1) |
| Licence Number: | 14749 |
| Organization: | Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2010
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| Issued: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Project Team: | Patricia D. Kennie (Division Engineer, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate), Assistant (Field Assistant, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy DIrectorate), Assistant (Field Assistant) |
Objective(s): To estimate the modern and historical fluxes of sediment- associated chemical elements to the Arctic Ocean and their relationships to natural and man-induced changes in sediment yields and sediment sources and if possible, predict the impact of future climate changes on the fluxes.
Project Description: The objective of this research is to estimate the modern and historical fluxes of sediment- associated chemical elements to the Arctic Ocean and their relationships to natural and man-induced changes in sediment yields and sediment sources and if possible, predict the impact of future climate changes on the fluxes. The study will include sampling of overbank sediments from floodplains and delta plain in vertical sections. Sediment sections will be dated by radioisotope analysis (Cs-137). Seventy-Six elements will be geochemically analysed at the laboratory of the Norwegian Geological Survey. The final report of all results from this study will be sent to the Aurora Research Institution and interested community organizations. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from June 28, 2010 to August 8, 2010. Sampling will occur withing the Gwich'in Settlement Region.
