Physical and chemical characteristics of the active layer and permafrost, Herschel Island, western Arctic Coast, Canada

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Kokelj, S.V. (S. V.), Smith, C.A.S. (C. A.S.), Burn, C. (Christopher R.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Aggradational ice; Cryosols; Herschel Island; Palaeoactive layer; Permafrost; Soil chemistry; Thaw unconformity; Arctic; Yukon; Canada; Mackenzie Delta; Beaufort Sea; Herschel; Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/1796; https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.417

Physical and geochemical characteristics of near-surface permafrost and the impact of permafrost degradation on soil and water chemistry were investigated at five sites on Herschel Island, Yukon Territory. The distribution of soluble cations, moisture and organic matter content in turbic cryosols fr...