| Title | Report on 2016 field activities and collection of ground thermal and active layer data in the Mackenzie Corridor, Northwest Territories |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Smith, S L ;
Chartrand, J; Duchesne, C; Ednie, M |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8303, 2017, 96 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/306212  Open Access |
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| Year | 2017 |
| 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 |
| NTS | 95J; 95N; 95O; 96C; 96D; 96E; 96F; 96L; 106H; 106I; 106J; 106M; 106N; 106O; 107A; 107B; 107C |
| Area | Mackenzie Corridor; Mackenzie Valley; Mackenzie Delta |
| Lat/Long WENS | -136.0000 -122.0000 70.0000 62.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; engineering geology; Nature and Environment; permafrost; ground ice; ground temperatures; thermal analyses; climate; cold regions research; periglacial features;
vegetation; landforms; Climate change; Air temperature; monitoring; Land management; Regulation; Infrastructures; Northern studies; environmental baseline studies; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | tables; location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; time series; photographs; plots; profiles |
| Program | Climate Change
Geoscience Permafrost |
| Program | Polar Continental Shelf Program
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| Released | 2017 11 24 |
| Abstract | This report presents a summary of field activities conducted in 2016 in the Mackenzie corridor (north of Wrigley), N.W.T. Air temperature, ground thermal and active layer data acquired from permafrost
monitoring sites visited in 2016 are provided in graphical and tabular format. Ground temperature records for the 2007-2016 period are also presented and indicate that permafrost is generally warming throughout the corridor and, for a majority of
sites, permafrost is currently warmer than the baseline established during the International Polar Year (2007-2009). 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 2016 in the Mackenzie Corridor, Northwest Territories. Air temperature, ground thermal
and active layer data acquired from permafrost monitoring sites visited in 2016 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 | 306212 |
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