| Title | Report on 2015 field activities and collection of ground thermal and active layer data in the Mackenzie Corridor, Northwest Territories |
| Download | Downloads |
| |
| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Smith, S L ;
Chartrand, J; Duchesne, C; Ednie, M |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8125, 2016, 133 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/299296  Open Access |
| Image |  |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| Related | This publication is related to the following publications |
| Related | This publication is related to Report on 2018 field
activities and collection of ground-thermal and active-layer data in the Mackenzie corridor, Northwest Territories |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Northwest Territories; Yukon |
| NTS | 95G; 95H; 95I; 95J; 95K; 95N; 95O; 96B; 96C; 96D; 96E; 96F; 96L; 96M; 96N; 97B; 97C; 106G; 106H; 106I; 106J; 106K; 106L; 106M; 106N; 106O; 106P; 107A; 107B; 107C; 107D |
| Area | Mackenzie corridor; Gwich'in; Fort Good Hope; Norman Wells; Inuvialuit; Deh Cho; Sahtu |
| Lat/Long WENS | -136.0000 -118.0000 70.0000 61.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; Nature and Environment; freezing ground; ground ice; ground temperatures; permafrost; thermal analyses; temperature |
| Illustrations | tables; location maps; plots |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience Essential Climate Variable Monitoring |
| Released | 2016 11 08 |
| Abstract | This report presents a summary of field activities conducted in 2015 in the Mackenzie corridor, Northwest Territories (NWT). Air temperature, ground thermal and active layer data acquired from
permafrost monitoring sites visited in 2015 throughout the corridor are provided in graphical and tabular format. Ground temperature records for the 2007-2015 period are also presented and indicate that permafrost is currently warmer at the majority
of sites than the baseline established during the International Polar Year (2007-09). The data presented provide essential baseline information that can be utilized by stakeholders and others for various purposes such as land management activities,
regulatory processes and design of northern infrastructure. This report will be distributed to community organizations and stakeholders in the study region to provide an update on field activities. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This report presents a summary of field activities conducted in 2015 in the Mackenzie Corridor, Northwest Territories. Air temperature, ground thermal
and active layer data acquired from permafrost monitoring sites visited in 2015 throughout the corridor are provided in graphical and tabular format. Information about the changes in ground temperatures and active layer thickness over time is also
presented. This report will be distributed to community organizations and stakeholders in the study region to provide an update on field activities. The ground thermal and active layer data presented provide essential baseline information that can
be utilized by stakeholders and others for purposes such as land management activities, regulatory processes and design of northern infrastructure. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 299296 |
|
|