Resistivity mapping of fossil permafrost patterns in southwestern Ontario

Fossil ice-wedge polygons, recognizable from their distinctive patterns on air photographs of certain till sheets in southwestern Ontario, can be mapped at ground level using small scale resistivity profiling. This technique is useful for locating specific polygon boundaries (for coring or trenching...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
Main Authors: Greenhouse, John P., Morgan, Alan V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ice
permafrost
wedge*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e77-048
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e77-048
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Summary:Fossil ice-wedge polygons, recognizable from their distinctive patterns on air photographs of certain till sheets in southwestern Ontario, can be mapped at ground level using small scale resistivity profiling. This technique is useful for locating specific polygon boundaries (for coring or trenching) which have been identified from airborne surveys.

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