Geomorphology of a thermo-erosion gully, Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada 1 This article is one of a series of papers published in this CJES Special Issue on the theme of Fundamental and applied research on permafrost in Canada. 2 Polar Continental Shelf Project Contribution 043-11.
A thermo-erosion gully has been monitored in the valley of glacier C-79 on Bylot Island since 1999. The main channel of the gully reached 390 m in length a few months after its initiation and grew between 38 and 50 m/year over the following decade, for an overall approximated average of 75 m/year. I...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e2012-015 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/e2012-015 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e2012-015 |