Ground temperatures in permafrost south of treeline, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories

Permafrost in the Mackenzie Delta, Canada. Special issue

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

KANIGAN, J.C.N.

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

Lands Administration, Indian and Northern Affairs, NT, Yellowknife, Canada

BURN, C.R.

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

KOKELJ, S.V.

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

LEWKOWICZ, A.

Univ., Ottawa, Canada

Description :
Surface conditions and ground temperatures from 50-cm to 20-m depth were measured at 26 forested sites in the Mackenzie Delta, to determine if differences in forest structure and organic cover between 4 common white spruce forest community types were associated with variations in ground temperature. Modelling, results and discussion.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Permafrost and periglacial processes, issn : 1045-6740, 2009, vol. 20, n°. 2, p. 127-139, nombre de pages : 13, Références bibliographiques : 1,5 p

Date :
2009

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

Langue :
Anglais