The freezing of peatland

• Main Authors: Brown, R. J. E., Williams, G. P.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council of Canada 1972
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol; peat; tourbe (combustible); freezing; congélation (physique); freeze thaw cycles; gel dégel; frost penetration; pénétration du gel; climatic loads; charge climatique; geotechnics; géotechnique; Arctic; Bleue; Canada
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4224/20373852; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=59048809-de38-4aa9-a4d5-23800e7d5637; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=59048809-de38-4aa9-a4d5-23800e7d5637; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=59048809-de38-4aa9-a4d5-23800e7d5637

It is estimated that peatland covers more than one million square kilometres of Canada, extending from the southernmost part of the country to the Arctic in the continuous permafrost zone. This terrain has been subjected to increasing scientific and engineering study as northern development progress...