The thermal regime of intertidal permafrost, George River estuary, Ungava Bay, Quebec

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Allard, Michel, Fortier, Richard, Seguin, Maurice K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ungava Bay; Kangiqsualujjuaq; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e92-023; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e92-023

Permafrost in tidal-marsh sediments was studied along the estuary of George River, Ungava Bay, northern Quebec. In this macrotidal environment, wide tidal flats and marshes lie in bays along the shoreline. Discontinuous permafrost bodies occur in the silty sediments underlying the marshes in the upp...