Ground Ice and Permafrost Conditions Associated with Eastern Arctic Water Storage Facilities

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, ground ice, ground ice distribution, permafrost mapping

Principal Investigator: Hyatt, James A. (3)
Licence Number: 8107
Organization: Queen's University
Licensed Year(s): 1990 1989 1988 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1988

Objective(s): to continue to monitor existing temperture probes at the new Pangnirtung water reservoir; to connect two probes to a data logging device; to conduct non-contacting apparent ground conductivity surveys in order to locate ground ice bodies and depth to permafrost at the Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet water storage sites; to map surface topography at Pond Inlet; to examine, photograph, sample, and relate subsurface and surface expressions of ground ice and permafrost near the Pond Inlet water storage system; and to collect sediment and ice core samples at the Pond Inlet storage system

Project Description: Mr. Hyatt is continuing his study to see if permafrost and ground ice are affecting the new water reservoir at Pangnirtung. He is also starting a new study at Pond Inlet. The reservoir at Pond Inlet is a natural lake that has been dammed. Mr. Hyatt wants to compare the affects of permafrost and ground ice on the structure of this reservoir with the one at Pangnirtung.