Principal Investigator:Nixon, Frederick M Licensed Year(s):2008
2007
20062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990 Summary:
The active layer is the earth overlying permafrost that thaws from the surface and re-freezes each year, and it responds to climate change. Active layer thickness influences vegetation and soil conditions, potentially influencing hunting, forestry, etc. and it’s, thickness, texture and moisture content affects foundations. Changes in the active layer and thaw depth can contribute to slope instabil...
Principal Investigator:Duk-Rodkin, Alejandra ADR Licensed Year(s):
2003
Summary:
This project aims to obtain a better understanding of the sensitivity of slopes to disturbance from development, especially in the context of progressive climate warming. It will also identify baseline levels for natural and anthropogenic contaminants,...
Principal Investigator:Forbes, Donald L Licensed Year(s):20062005200420032002
2001
Summary:
This project involves monitoring changes in the coast and refining estimates of land uplift or subsidence using passive geodetic and survey measurements at sites throughout the western Arctic, supported by existing data on coastal submergence and emergence from geological observations. Long-term coastal change under existing climate and sea-level trends will be determined at reference sites of th...
Principal Investigator:LAURIOL, Bernard Licensed Year(s):
1998
Summary:
The aim of the study of mass movements in the Richardson Mountains is to understand the processes of erosion related to climate changes. The site to be studied is located south of Little Fish Creek. The landscape looks like bench forms which are named Cryoplanation terrasses. This site was visited last year for 2-3 hours. Their formation are not really understood but we suspect that the melting of...
Principal Investigator:Forbes, Donald L Licensed Year(s):200019991997
1996
1995199419931992 Summary:
The Coastal Impacts project on the Beaufort Sea coast has two complementary objectives:
1. To improve our understanding of coastal processes;
2. To develop methods for prediction of coastal impacts of changing climate.
Field work will be performed in the modern Mackenzie Delta, along the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula coast, and at North Head if time permits. Collaborative field work in Ivva...
Principal Investigator:Hill, Philip R. Licensed Year(s):
1994
19931992 Summary:
The researchers will examine the rate of coastal change in the outer Mackenzie Delta region in order to understand the factors contributing to present delta formation and coastal erosion, and to understand how global climate warming may affect coastal change. Surveys on beaches, sand bars and delta lakes will be conducted....