The Closing of Ice-wedge Cracks in Permafrost, Garry Island, Northwest Territories

The closing of thermal contraction (ice-wedge) cracks at Garry Island, N.W.T., 150 km northwest of Inuvik, N.W.T., has been measured by means of gauge probes inserted into the cracks and by precise taping between bench marks across ice-wedge troughs. The results show that a simple elastic model fail...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Author: Mackay, J. Ross
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
Subjects:
Ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e75-146
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e75-146