Quantifying Permafrost Extent, Condition, and Degradation Rates at Department of Defense Installations in the Arctic

• Main Author: Edlund, Christopher A.J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: AFIT Scholar 2018
• Subjects: stormwater management; permafrost; climate; impact; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Other Civil and Environmental Engineering; Arctic; Eielson
• Online Access: https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1889; https://scholar.afit.edu/context/etd/article/2889/viewcontent/AFIT_ENV_MS_18_M_198_Edlund_C_AD1056483.pdf

The DoD is planning over $500M in military construction on Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) within the next three years. This construction program will expand the footprint of facilities and change parts of the storm water management scheme, which may have second order effects on the underlying permafro...