Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.

An ice feature comprising ice blocks ranging from football size to 0.6 m cubes to 1.2 m X 3.6 m X 0.6 m slabs was observed on the surface of a frozen lake. Site investigations revealed the source of the blocks to be an ice mound that had formed along the shore of the lake. A model, supported by loca...

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Main Author: Frederking, R. M. W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
ice
sol
Ice
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20359178 2023-05-15T15:51:48+02:00 Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T. Frederking, R. M. W. 1979-08 text https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=06be92d7-9c8e-448a-8a31-773f18245bd8 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=06be92d7-9c8e-448a-8a31-773f18245bd8 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=06be92d7-9c8e-448a-8a31-773f18245bd8 eng eng issn:0008-3674 Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Publication date: 1979-08, Pages: 604–609 report_number:DBR-P-845 permafrost soils ice pergélisol sol glace article 1979 ftnrccanada 2021-09-01T06:34:16Z An ice feature comprising ice blocks ranging from football size to 0.6 m cubes to 1.2 m X 3.6 m X 0.6 m slabs was observed on the surface of a frozen lake. Site investigations revealed the source of the blocks to be an ice mound that had formed along the shore of the lake. A model, supported by local meteorological, geological, and hydrological information, is proposed to explain the formation of the ice mound and its subsequent rupture. Une formation de glace comprenant des blocs variant de la dimension d'un ballon de football à des cubes de 0.6 m de coté et à des dalles de 1.2 m X 3.6 m X 0.6 m a été observée à la surface d'un lac gelé. Les travaux de reconnaissances ont révélé que l'origine de ces blocs était un rempart de glace qui s'était formé sur la rive du lac. Un modèle, fondé sur les données météorologiques, géologiques et hydrologiques locales, est proposé pour expliquer la formation du rempart de glace et sa rupture subséquente. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Cape Dorset Ice permafrost pergélisol National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Cape Dorset ENVELOPE(-76.482,-76.482,64.179,64.179) Frozen Lake ENVELOPE(76.108,76.108,-69.415,-69.415)
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topic permafrost
soils
ice
pergélisol
sol
glace
spellingShingle permafrost
soils
ice
pergélisol
sol
glace
Frederking, R. M. W.
Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
topic_facet permafrost
soils
ice
pergélisol
sol
glace
description An ice feature comprising ice blocks ranging from football size to 0.6 m cubes to 1.2 m X 3.6 m X 0.6 m slabs was observed on the surface of a frozen lake. Site investigations revealed the source of the blocks to be an ice mound that had formed along the shore of the lake. A model, supported by local meteorological, geological, and hydrological information, is proposed to explain the formation of the ice mound and its subsequent rupture. Une formation de glace comprenant des blocs variant de la dimension d'un ballon de football à des cubes de 0.6 m de coté et à des dalles de 1.2 m X 3.6 m X 0.6 m a été observée à la surface d'un lac gelé. Les travaux de reconnaissances ont révélé que l'origine de ces blocs était un rempart de glace qui s'était formé sur la rive du lac. Un modèle, fondé sur les données météorologiques, géologiques et hydrologiques locales, est proposé pour expliquer la formation du rempart de glace et sa rupture subséquente. Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Frederking, R. M. W.
author_facet Frederking, R. M. W.
author_sort Frederking, R. M. W.
title Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
title_short Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
title_full Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
title_fullStr Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
title_full_unstemmed Rupture of an ice mound near Cape Dorset, N.W.T.
title_sort rupture of an ice mound near cape dorset, n.w.t.
publishDate 1979
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long_lat ENVELOPE(-76.482,-76.482,64.179,64.179)
ENVELOPE(76.108,76.108,-69.415,-69.415)
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Frozen Lake
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Frozen Lake
genre Cape Dorset
Ice
permafrost
pergélisol
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Ice
permafrost
pergélisol
op_relation issn:0008-3674
Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Publication date: 1979-08, Pages: 604–609
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