Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region

Soils and soil conditions typical of the delta proper are described first. Most of this information was collected during 1953, but data obtained in succeeding years also are included. Soils information also is given on areas investigated on the western edge of the delta along the Husky Channel and f...

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Main Authors: Pihlainen, J. A., Brown, R. J. E., Johnston, G. H.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: National Research Council of Canada 1956
Subjects:
sol
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20331485 2023-05-15T13:07:58+02:00 Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region Pihlainen, J. A. Brown, R. J. E. Johnston, G. H. 1956-10 text 51 p. https://doi.org/10.4224/20331485 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=d60a58c6-7708-49cc-b69b-df0011a19020 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=d60a58c6-7708-49cc-b69b-df0011a19020 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=d60a58c6-7708-49cc-b69b-df0011a19020 eng eng National Research Council of Canada Technical Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research); no. DBR-TP-43, Publication date: 1956-10 doi:10.4224/20331485 open access permafrost pergélisol soils sol estuaries estuaire properties of soils caractéristique du sol geology géologie cold regions zone froide technical report 1956 ftnrccanada https://doi.org/10.4224/20331485 2022-07-30T23:01:16Z Soils and soil conditions typical of the delta proper are described first. Most of this information was collected during 1953, but data obtained in succeeding years also are included. Soils information also is given on areas investigated on the western edge of the delta along the Husky Channel and farther north. On the eastern edge of the delta, detailed exploratory soil surveys for the Aklavik Relocation Project were carried out at two potential townsite areas approximately 35 miles east of Aklavik. Notes on soils at Kittigazuit and in the Caribou Hills, are also included. Wherever it may prove helpful, soil information is augmented by typical aerial photographs, borehole logs, and ground photographs. Le rapport commence par analyser les sols et les conditions de sol caractéristiques du delta proprement dit. La plupart de ces informations ont été recueillies en 1953, mais on y a inclu les données obtenues au cours des années suivantes. Les auteurs donnent également des informations sur les sols qui bordent l'ouest du delta, le long du canal Husky, et plus au nord. Sur la rive est du delta, on a effectué, pour le projet de réinstallation d'Aklavik, des levés de reconnaissance détaillés du sol à l'emplacement éventuel de deux centres urbains situés à 35 milles environ d'Aklavik. Le rapport comprend également des notes sur les sols de Kittigazuit et sur ceux des Caribou Hills. Ces données sont accompagnées, au besoin, de photographies aériennes, de diagrammes de sondage et de photographies au sol. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes Report Aklavik Kittigazuit Mackenzie river permafrost pergélisol National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Aklavik ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219) Caribou Hills ENVELOPE(-134.239,-134.239,68.750,68.750) Husky Channel ENVELOPE(-135.276,-135.276,68.134,68.134) Kittigazuit ENVELOPE(-133.700,-133.700,69.340,69.340) Mackenzie River
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topic permafrost
pergélisol
soils
sol
estuaries
estuaire
properties of soils
caractéristique du sol
geology
géologie
cold regions
zone froide
spellingShingle permafrost
pergélisol
soils
sol
estuaries
estuaire
properties of soils
caractéristique du sol
geology
géologie
cold regions
zone froide
Pihlainen, J. A.
Brown, R. J. E.
Johnston, G. H.
Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region
topic_facet permafrost
pergélisol
soils
sol
estuaries
estuaire
properties of soils
caractéristique du sol
geology
géologie
cold regions
zone froide
description Soils and soil conditions typical of the delta proper are described first. Most of this information was collected during 1953, but data obtained in succeeding years also are included. Soils information also is given on areas investigated on the western edge of the delta along the Husky Channel and farther north. On the eastern edge of the delta, detailed exploratory soil surveys for the Aklavik Relocation Project were carried out at two potential townsite areas approximately 35 miles east of Aklavik. Notes on soils at Kittigazuit and in the Caribou Hills, are also included. Wherever it may prove helpful, soil information is augmented by typical aerial photographs, borehole logs, and ground photographs. Le rapport commence par analyser les sols et les conditions de sol caractéristiques du delta proprement dit. La plupart de ces informations ont été recueillies en 1953, mais on y a inclu les données obtenues au cours des années suivantes. Les auteurs donnent également des informations sur les sols qui bordent l'ouest du delta, le long du canal Husky, et plus au nord. Sur la rive est du delta, on a effectué, pour le projet de réinstallation d'Aklavik, des levés de reconnaissance détaillés du sol à l'emplacement éventuel de deux centres urbains situés à 35 milles environ d'Aklavik. Le rapport comprend également des notes sur les sols de Kittigazuit et sur ceux des Caribou Hills. Ces données sont accompagnées, au besoin, de photographies aériennes, de diagrammes de sondage et de photographies au sol. Peer reviewed: No NRC publication: Yes
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author Pihlainen, J. A.
Brown, R. J. E.
Johnston, G. H.
author_facet Pihlainen, J. A.
Brown, R. J. E.
Johnston, G. H.
author_sort Pihlainen, J. A.
title Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region
title_short Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region
title_full Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region
title_fullStr Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region
title_full_unstemmed Soils in some areas of the MacKenzie River Delta region
title_sort soils in some areas of the mackenzie river delta region
publisher National Research Council of Canada
publishDate 1956
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long_lat ENVELOPE(-135.011,-135.011,68.219,68.219)
ENVELOPE(-134.239,-134.239,68.750,68.750)
ENVELOPE(-135.276,-135.276,68.134,68.134)
ENVELOPE(-133.700,-133.700,69.340,69.340)
geographic Aklavik
Caribou Hills
Husky Channel
Kittigazuit
Mackenzie River
geographic_facet Aklavik
Caribou Hills
Husky Channel
Kittigazuit
Mackenzie River
genre Aklavik
Kittigazuit
Mackenzie river
permafrost
pergélisol
genre_facet Aklavik
Kittigazuit
Mackenzie river
permafrost
pergélisol
op_relation Technical Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research); no. DBR-TP-43, Publication date: 1956-10
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