A climatic variation observed in permafrost temperature at Kangiqsualujjuaq in northern Quebec

• Main Authors: Yuanming, Lai, Ziwang, Wu, Yuanlin, Zhu, Allard, Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2001
• Subjects: Hudson; Hudson Strait; Kangiqsualujjuaq; Advances in Polar Science; permafrost; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2214/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2214/1/A200101004.pdf

Permafrost temperatures from the surface down to about 9 m from 3 boreholes distributed around Kangiqsualujjuaq village on the coast of Hudson Strait were recorded and analyzed for the period 1989-1998. The results indicate that the permafrost is getting warm along the southern shore of Hudson Strai...