Near‐surface ground ice in sediments of the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Kokelj, S. V., Burn, C. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2005
• Subjects: Canada; Mackenzie Delta; Northwest Territories; Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.537; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.537; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.537

Abstract The ice content of near‐surface permafrost was determined at more than 70 sites in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. Willow and alder communities growing on aggrading surfaces with well‐drained sandy silts and ‘warm’ ground temperatures were underlain by permafrost with low ice co...