Perennial frost blisters of the outer Mackenzie Delta, western Arctic coast, Canada

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Morse, P.D. (Peter D.), Burn, C. (Christopher R.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Frost blister; Low-centred ice-wedge polygons; Mackenzie Delta; Permafrost; Thermal regime; Arctic; Canada; Ice; permafrost; wedge*
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/7367; https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3439

Saturated floodplains in Arctic deltas provide conditions favourable for frost mound growth. Little work has been reported from these settings to determine the origin of frost mounds and the controls on their distribution, to assess the longevity of individual mounds, or to quantify variation of mou...