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. (Christopher R.), Kokelj, S.V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Ground ice; Mackenzie Delta; Permafrost; Thermokarst subsidence; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Kendall; Kendall Island; Kendall Island Bird Sanctuary; Ice; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/4510; https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.650

The variation in near-surface ground-ice content of the uppermost 1m 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 last 1500 to...