Permafrost Studies
Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: physical sciences, permafrost, geocryologic environment
| Principal Investigator: | Mackay, J.R. (8) |
| Licence Number: | 9011 |
| Organization: | University of British Columbia |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1989
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Project Team: | B. Enderton and two other student assistants |
Objective(s): to continue carrying out the field research on permafrost along the Western Arctic Coast which has been ongoing since 1951; to understand better the origin of permafrost, the ice within permafrost, and the processes that help create the present geocryologic environment.
Project Description: Dr. Ross Mackay will be continuing the field research on permafrost along the Western Arctic Coast which has been ongoing since 1951. The basic objective is to understand better the origin of permafrost, the ice within permafrost, and the processes that help to create the present environment
