Ground ice conditions near Rea Point and on Sabine Peninsula, eastern Melville Island

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: French, H. M., Bennett, L., Hayley, D. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Sherard Bay; Melville Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e86-132; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e86-132

Using data obtained in the winter of 1981–1982 from trench excavations in the vicinity of Rea Point, volumetric ice contents with depth have been calculated for Paleozoic age (Weatherall, Griper Bay, and Hecla Bay formations) and Quaternary age (alluvium and deltaic sands) sediments. In addition, bo...