Near‐surface ground‐ice distribution, Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary, western Arctic coast, Canada

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Morse, P. D., Burn, C. R., Kokelj, S. V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Ice; Mackenzie Delta; Northwest Territories; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.650; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.650; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.650

Abstract The variation in near‐surface ground‐ice content of the uppermost 1 m of permafrost was examined by drilling at 71 sites within the Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary of the outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. Permafrost has aggraded in coastal low‐lying alluvial wetlands during the la...