Climate and Permafrost 3 Ground temperature studies of permafrost growth at a drained lake site, Mackenzie Delta

• Main Authors: M. Burgess, A. Judge, A. Taylor, V. Allen
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Mackenzie Delta; Talik; permafrost
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.573.8897; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/cpc/CPC4-3.pdf

investigate the growth of permafrost. Twenty-four boreholes were hydraulically drilled to depths ranging from 15 to 92 m below lake level and were instrumented with temperature cables. Monitoring of ground temperatures beneath the lake and surrounding shore-lines prior to drainage delineated a bow-s...