Historic Change in Permafrost Distribution in Northern British Columbia and Southern Yukon Territory, Canada

• Main Author: James, Megan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2010
• Subjects: Physical Geography.; Geomorphology.; Paleoclimate Science.; Yukon; Canada; British Columbia; Fort St. John; permafrost; Whitehorse; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-19376; http://www.ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/28657

The impact of recent climate change on permafrost distribution was evaluated by repeating the 1964 survey of Roger Brown along the Alaska Highway from Whitehorse, YT to Fort St. John, BC in August 2007 and 2008. Results demonstrate that: (1) significant degradation of permafrost has occurred over th...