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
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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.