NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Washburn, A.L.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1988 1987
Summary: The researcher will continue the long-term investigation of how the landscape has changed since the glaciers left 10 000 years ago. In particular, this study is examining the effects of frost and permafrost on the landscape. The researcher will be returning to several sites visited in previous years in order to check earlier observations....

Principal Investigator: Shilts, William W.
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992 1991
Summary: The focus of this project is on examining the glacial and periglacial features of southern Bylot Island and the area near Pond Inlet. Researchers and graduate students will be collecting data on lichens, ice, land features and organisms in order to gain a better understanding of why glaciers of the area are retreating (melting)....

Principal Investigator: Worsley, Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Dr. Worsley is coming from England with his research associates to continue his studies of how the rocks, landscape, and permafrost of Banks Island have changed in the last million years. He is interested in using this information to try to determine what conditions where like in England long ago....

Principal Investigator: Washburn, A.L.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To continue the research project in periglacial geomorphology and glacial geology....

Principal Investigator: Washburn, A.L.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To undertake a long term study of Quaternary geology and periglacial processes....

Principal Investigator: Corbelini, G.
Licensed Year(s): 1975
Summary: A glacial and periglacial study in geomorphology on Baffin Island....