The thermal regime of permafrost and its susceptibility to degradation in upland terrain near Inuvik, N.W.T.

Permafrost in the Mackenzie Delta, Canada. Special issue

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

BURN, C.R.

Dep. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Canada

MACKAY, J.R.

Dep. of Geography, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

KOKELJ, S.V.

Renewable Resources and Environment, Indian and Northern Affairs, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Canada

LEWKOWICZ, A.

Univ., Ottawa, Canada

Description :
In this paper, the AA. report permafrost temperatures from south of treeline in the upland, open-canopy, boreal forest near Inuvik. The aims are to : 1) define the thickness and annual thermal regime of permafrost in the Inuvik area; 2) examine the response of ground temperatures to changes in surface conditions, especially snow cover; and 3) discuss the ground temperature at Inuvik in the context of permafrost temperatures in the boreal forest of the Mackenzie River valley and Yukon Territory.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Permafrost and periglacial processes, issn : 1045-6740, 2009, vol. 20, n°. 2, p. 221-227, nombre de pages : 7, Références bibliographiques : 18 ref.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley

Langue :
Anglais