Permafrost investigations on the MacKenzie Highway in Alberta and MacKenzie District

• Main Author: Brown, R. J. E.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada 1964
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol; climates; climat; landforms; relief géographique; Alta; Hay River; Keg River; Meander River
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4224/20358861; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=48600255-e03d-4a64-886d-437c4c3fd2d8; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=48600255-e03d-4a64-886d-437c4c3fd2d8; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=48600255-e03d-4a64-886d-437c4c3fd2d8

Field investigations were preceded by examination of aerial photographs to identify the various types of terrain, character of the relief, vegetation and surface drainage. These studies are part of on-going studies to determine in particular the distribution and character of permafrost along the sou...