Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, ground temperature, permafrost, sediment, ground ice
Principal Investigator: | Hyatt, James A. (3) |
Licence Number: | 7059 |
Organization: | Queen's University, Department of Geography, Kingston, Ontario |
Licensed Year(s): |
1990
1989
1988
1987
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Issued: | Jan 01, 1987 |
Project Team: | Karen Handford; Brian Cummings |
Objective(s): 1. To examine, photograph, sample, and relate subsurface and surface expressions of ground ice and permafrost. 2. To sample sediment and ground ice found in the new Pangnirtung reservoir and along any natural exposures. 3. To collect unconsolidated sediment and ice core samples at the selected field sites. 4. To implant shallow thermal probes at the selected field sites. 5. To conduct non-contacting apparent ground conductivity surveys using a geonics EM-31 electromagnetic induction instrument.