A method to estimate active-layer thickness on the basis of correlations between terrain and climatic parameters as measured in northern Quebec

• Published in: Canadian Geotechnical Journal
• Main Authors: Gray, James T., Pilon, Jean, Poitevin, Jean
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1988
• Subjects: Civil and Structural Engineering; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Ungava Bay; Kuujjuaq; Ungava Peninsula; Active layer thickness; permafrost; Ungava peninsula
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t88-067; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/t88-067

Field studies recently conducted on the west coast of Ungava Bay, in the southern part of the continuous permafrost zone, have permitted the establishment of the pattern of active-layer development for six different geomorphological and vegetational terrain types. All study sites were situated on ho...