Geophysical and Geological Investigations of the Lougheed Island Basin-Cameron Island Rise - Desbarats Strait - MacLean Strait Region of the Arctic Island Channels Using Open Water Leads in the Permanent Sea Ice.

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, sediment, oceanic currents, seabed, ice scouring

Principal Investigator: MacLean, Brian (5)
Licence Number: 7017
Organization: Geological Survey of Canada (Energy, Mines & Resources Canada)
Licensed Year(s): 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1987
Project Team: Gus Vilks, Gary Sonnichsen

Objective(s): To provide information on the composition, thickness, and geotechnical properties of the seafloor sediments, as well as the effect of ice or current scouring, or slumping, or other modifying influences.