Comparison of Observed and Calculated Ground Temperatures with Permafrost Distribution under a Northern Lake

Making use of limited ground temperature measurements in the neighbourhood of a small shallow lake near Inuvik, N.W.T., it was possible with the help of an electronic computer to estimate the entire thermal regime under and about the lake. The results indicated a completely unfrozen zone of roughly...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Main Authors: Brown, W G, Johnston, G H, Brown, R. J. E
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1964
Subjects:
Civil and Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Inuvik
permafrost
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t64-009
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t64-009
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Summary:Making use of limited ground temperature measurements in the neighbourhood of a small shallow lake near Inuvik, N.W.T., it was possible with the help of an electronic computer to estimate the entire thermal regime under and about the lake. The results indicated a completely unfrozen zone of roughly hour-glass shape directly under the lake. Field borings under the lake and adjacent to it supported this theoretical finding.

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